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Australian flooding is exacerbated by the poisonous funnel web spiders or influx into Sydney

author:European Network

  European Network on March 24, according to the European Associated Press comprehensive report, The Australian Reptile Park (Australian Reptile Park) said on the 24th that after heavy rains and floods, the poisonous spider fear will come to Sydney in a big way, and warned that this spider may crawl into the people's homes when avoiding floods.

Australian flooding is exacerbated by the poisonous funnel web spiders or influx into Sydney

Sydney funnel web spider.

  According to Agence France-Presse, the ongoing downpour has caused river levels in Australia's most populous state, New South Wale, to skyrocket, with parts of the north-west suburbs of the capital, Sydney, still soaking in water.

  After days of heavy rains, people who welcomed the final sunshine today received an urgent warning to prepare for the imminent influx of deadly funnel-web spiders.

  The spider was only found in the area around Sydney, was highly venomous, and could die if humans were bitten and not treated in time.

  Tim Faulkner, director of The Australian Reptile Park, said in a statement that the upcoming warm weather and high humidity make the coming days the perfect environment for funnel web spiders to develop rapidly.

  The statement noted that after the incredible flooding in the Greater Sydney region, the spiders have been forced to leave their habitat and seek refuge in drier places. Unfortunately, this could mean they will soon be in homes.

  Southeast Australia was recently hit hard by a once-in-a-century natural disaster, and tens of thousands of people were evacuated. Images of thousands of spiders scrambling to escape the flood have gone viral on social media platforms in recent days. These eight-legged creatures flooded into the walls and buildings, much to the horror of spider-phobias.

  The Sydney funnel web spider was feared by the public for its notorious venom, as well as its rapid onset of venom, with 13 people recorded to have died from bites. However, since the introduction of an anti-venom programme in the early 1980s, no one is believed to have died as a result.

  Reptile Parks Australia provides life-saving antivenoms that encourage those who are safe enough to do it to catch funnel web spiders and transport them to designated collection sites. (Yang Jingshu)

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