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Australia's
arguably the most dangerous

continent in the world.

I'm sure that as your
imagination begins to run wild,

you are likely thinking
about being snatched

from a river's edge
and eaten alive

by a giant saltwater crocodile.

Or perhaps you are envisioning
how terrifying it would

be if you were to stumble
upon and be bitten

by one of its incredibly
venomous snakes,

like the eastern brown.

However, it's not
only the reptiles

that you need to be weary of.

Tonight, we are exploring just
outside of Sydney, the most

densely populated city in
Australia, which also happens

to be home to the
world's deadliest

spider, the Sydney funnel-web.

Armed with a set
of massive fangs

and an incredibly
toxic venom, just

a single bite from
this spider has

the ability to kill a human.

Sounds terrifying.

Yet, these spiders
are rather elusive

and tend to avoid
humans at all cost.

In fact, they can be
rather difficult to find,

as building their silk-lined
funnel-shaped burrows

under rocks or in
rotting logs keeps

them hidden and out of sight.

Oh, covered in ants.

Watch out for that.

Let's go on the
backside of this tree.

There's some logs
to flip over here.

So unless you are like me
and are flipping over debris

in the environment, your
odds of encountering one

are pretty unlikely.

You ready?

Lift this up.

Oh.
Oh, a spider!

Huge spider.

Right there, right there,
right there, right there.

Is
that a tarantula?

No, no, no, no, no.

I think that's a
funnel-web spider.

Right there.

It just came out from
underneath that log.

Look at its abdomen right there.

Holy cow.

That's definitely a
funnel-web spider.

Hold on.

I need to get it
into this container.

Oh, my gosh.
Did you see that?

It's a good thing I picked up
the log from the other side.

It was just burrowed
right underneath there.

That's
a tiny container, dude.

That looks too
big to be a funnel-web.

No, no,
no, no, it definitely is.

Look at the front of its body.
Oh, yeah.

Um, wow.

That spider's so big.

I don't think it's going
to fit in this container.

Mario, you have that bigger jar?

Uh, yeah, I think I might
have one in my backpack.

Hang on.

Let
me see if I can peel

back some of these grasses.

It looks like a
tarantula, but [inaudible]...

Ooh, it's moving!

Hurry up!

OK, a bite from this
is potentially lethal.

I'm just going to set that
down and see if I can coax it.

I'm going to try to coax it
right into the container.

Now, they cannot jump, but
they will lunge forward.

Oh, it's in!

It's in, it's in.

There we go.

Wow!

Look at that.
Oh, yeah.

That is
100% a funnel-web spider.

That is a big one.

Wow!

We cannot miss getting this
up close for the cameras.

OK, let me grab my bag and
let's head up to those rocks.

Wow!

That is without question
a funnel-web spider.

The question that remains
is what species is it?

I want to find a
good flat open rock.

How about
that one right there?

This?

Yeah, that
looks pretty-- or that one.

Is that better?

Uh, yeah, that's
a little bit better.

Let's see if it'll just sit
on top of the rock surface

like this.
Yeah, I like this.

This is good.

Wow!

Let's have a look.

That is intimidating.

It does.

It looks like a tarantula.

I know you said,
is it a tarantula?

You sure it's a
funnel-web spider?

100% certain it's a
funnel-web spider.

One of the ways that
you can identify

this species as
such is they have

a very bald cephalopod thorax.

Now, they do have hairs on
their legs and on the abdomen,

but that is how you can
recognize a funnel-web spider.

And that's the perfect
sort of place to find them,

underneath logs where they can
wait in ambush for their prey.

Now, they will also
obviously be inside

of burrows with those
little funnel-web systems.

And, woo, am I glad that I
picked up the log from the end

that I did.

Now, my fingers didn't
tuck underneath the log.

I was on the top side, and
that's why you always pick up

a log from an area that you
can see because if you tuck

your fingers underneath,
you grapple onto that spider

and you take a bite, you are
on your way to the hospital,

without question.

OK, now, I know it's probably
kind of tough to see it inside

of this container, so let
me see if I can take it out

and place it on the
rock here and let's

get some shots with it.
You ready for that?

OK, let me help the guys
break out the lights real quick.

- OK.
- It's getting kind of dark.

Yeah, we're losing light here.

All right, guys, we have
the lights set up now.

And in the lights, the spider is
even more intimidating looking.

You can see the sheen on the
legs and the cephalothorax.

It's already cast a little bit
of webbing inside the container

there.

And, uh, I think if
you guys are ready,

let's take it out
of the container

and see if it will just hold
its ground here on the rock.

Now, this is an extremely
aggressive spider species.

And oftentimes, they won't
run, but what they will do

is rear up and show you those
fangs and those front legs.

OK.

We have
to be very cautious.

Yeah.

I'm going to just gently
tilt this down like this.

And let's see if it will crawl
out and just stop right there.

Here we go.

OK, let's see if I can
get it to stay still.

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

You, stay, you stay, you stay.

Actually, maybe I'll do this.

It seems to be more comfortable
inside the container.

Yeah,
that works for me.

How about you, Mario?

It's just such a dangerous
spider, I mean, even more

so than a wandering spider.

Oh, OK.

Easy.

Oh.

Look at those
hooked legs, allowing

it to hold on to the
edge of the container.

Let me see if I do this.

Maybe if I put the
container over top of it

and give it just a second
to stay right there.

Now, one reason that
the bite is so bad

is that because when they
bite, their fangs are so long,

they actually will
hook into you,

hold on, and continue
to pump venom.

And it's not like a black
widow or a redback spider

where they might give
you a warning bite.

A bite from this spider species
is full-on as much venom

as I can inject.

OK, let's try this.

Everybody got a decent
shot on the spider?

There you have it.

Wow.

And just for scale,
look at how big

that spider is next to my hand.

I'm not taking my eyes
off of the arachnid.

That is definitely as close
as I feel like I can get.

All right, Mark, let's try this.

I'm going to try to present it
from just its still position

right there.

And like all spider
species, you see

those very defined eight legs.

But they also have very
long pedipalps up front,

and that helps them to
grapple on to their prey.

And when they rear up,
they show those fangs.

And their fangs are incredibly
long, longer, in some cases,

than even some of the snake
species here in Australia.

Now, one of the reasons that
this spider is considered

so dangerous is because
they can oftentimes

be found in residential areas.

The Sydney funnel-web
specifically

is oftentimes found right
in people's backyards.

That's why they
tell you if you're

out there working in the garden,
make sure you have on gloves.

You can be tilling
up dirt, accidentally

grab one of these
things, it bites you

on the tip of the finger, and
you may be seeing symptoms

in as few as 15 minutes.

Now, the immediate bite, you're
definitely going to notice.

The fangs are long
enough to draw blood.

But immediately, you'll
feel a throb in your finger.

And shortly after, you'll
start to feel a tingling

in your mouth and lips.

Now, if you are bitten
by one of these spiders,

you want to apply compression
to the entire arm.

So let's say you're bitten
on the tip of your finger.

Put compression straps up
the length of your arm.

That will help slow the movement
of the venom into your body.

Wow.

That is impressive.

Now, there are around
40 recognized species

of funnel-web spider, with
one of the most dangerous

being the Sydney funnel-web.

And I can't identify
exactly if this is a Sydney

or not, but what
we do want to do

is actually take this spider
back with us into civilization.

Where we want to go is the
Australian Reptile Park.

They are-- oh, it's moving.

The Australian Reptile Park
is the one place in Australia

where they actually extract
venom from these spiders,

and then in turn
build an antivenom

for people that are bitten.

So this spider that
we found right here

might actually be used
to save some lives.

How cool is that?

Awesome.

I think the best thing to
do now is put a cap on this,

place it in my pack,
and call it a night.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see on the next adventure.

All right, we are
taking this spider

to the Australian Reptile Park.

Wow!

What a fun--

Established in 1948, the
Australian Reptile Park

and Wildlife
Sanctuary is regarded

as one of the country's
premiere animal attractions.

Considered a hands-on
learning facility,

they are home to a countless
number of animal species,

including Tasmanian devils,
and even one incredibly

friendly Komodo dragon.

And while their
animal attractions

have made them a
world-renowned place to visit,

it is actually their
commitment to saving

human lives that brings
the crew and I knocking

at their laboratory door.

Come in.

- Hi.
- Hey.

How you doing?
- You must be Kane.

- That's correct.
- Hi, Kane.

I am Coyote.

I'll let you finish
playing with whatever

you're playing with there.
What is that?

Uh, just feeding a
little redback [inaudible]...

Oh, a redback.
OK, cool.

We did an episode on redbacks.

But I brought you something
a little more intimidating.

I'm pretty sure we have a
Sydney funnel-web spider.

Excellent.
My favorite.

Let me have a look.

Yeah, take a look.

I know there are various
different species,

but we've caught
that one last night.

Local to this area?

Yes, about 30
minutes from here.

Excellent.

Ooh, look how big it is.

Yes, it is a very large
specimen you've brought me.

I'm very happy with that.
- OK.

It is a Sydney funnel-web.

That's the good news.

It is definitely a
Sydney funnel-web.

Is it a male?

That's the big question.

It is not.

Oh!

Not a male.

No.

So this is not the
venom gold that you

guys are searching for?

No, it is the
males we usually have

venom to make the anti-venom.

This is a female.

OK, I was really
hoping that we were going

to get to milk a spider today.

Now, do you guys milk
the females for anything?

Yeah, we do.
We definitely milk the females.

Yeah.
- Can we milk this spider?

We can definitely
milk this spider.

Great.

So the venom does still
have a value of some sort?

It definitely does.

We send the venom away for
different research laboratories

to look into the venom.

Oh, sweet!

OK, well, we're still going
to get to milk a spider,

and that's exactly
what we wanted.

Now, can I actually
milk the spider?

I will definitely let
you milk that spider.

Oh, that's cool.
OK, well, why don't we do this.

Do you have another spider that
you can show me how to milk it?

I don't know, a different
species or something like that?

I don't really
trust myself trying

to milk it for the first time.

Yeah, funnel-webs,
they love to defend

themselves vigorously.

So if you do touch one,
as you might find out,

they will stand up, they
will defend themselves.

Is this a male?

This is a female as well.

This is a younger female.
- OK, wow.

A lot smaller.

A lot smaller.

So what's the big
difference for anybody

out there watching between
the males and the females?

Because I'm looking at this,
I'm thinking, OK, well,

with tarantulas, the females
are always girthier and heavier

than the males.

I guess that's the same
way with the funnel-webs.

If I were to look
at that, I would

think, OK, that's definitely
a male as compared to this.

Yeah.

Now, the large
abdomen at the back

is definitely one way to tell.

The abdomen size
compared to the head size

is one way to tell the
female and the thicker legs.

OK.

So the smaller of the
two would be the male.

Correct me if I'm wrong,
but it is the male that

has the most potent
venom and the one

that is extremely dangerous.

Definitely.

But a bite from a
female, this wouldn't have

actually killed me last night.

Most likely wouldn't kill you.

Unless you're
unhealthy or something,

it's not going to do
a whole lot of damage.

OK.

But we have to treat
every bite as a potentially

life-threatening bite.

OK, so getting into milking.

Yes.

How does this process work?

Mark, you got an OK shot there?

Yep.

So what will happen, we have
a little vacuum hose going down

to a little pump down there.

We don't want to
have too much suction

and suck the whole spider in.

But just touching them,
you can see they seem--

You can actually see
the drops of venom

on the tips of the fangs.

And that's what we want.

We want to get that venom from
those fangs into the pipette.

So when she stands
up, you can see she's

very, very aggressive there.

Oh, yeah.

Pushing in some venom.

We just draw the pipette
down the tips of the fangs.

They are hollow just like
a hypodermic syringe.

Mhm.

And by drawing that down,
as she's producing that venom,

we're just sucking it up
into the tip of this pipette.

Now,
how many of the males

do you need to milk before you
get an actual vial of venom

where you can build
an antivenom from?

We look at
having about 250 to 400 males

in any one year that we will
have to milk every single day

right through the
year to keep up

with the quota we need to
give to the Commonwealth

Serum Laboratories.

And in your
opinion, would you say this

is the most dangerous
spider in the world?

Definitely, definitely.

You really do not want to
get bitten by one of these.

The good thing we have in
Australia is the Reptile Park

produces the venom to
make the antivenom.

Since the antivenom
came out in 1981,

we've had no deaths attributed
to a funnel-web spider bite.

Really?

So that's very good.

OK, so the
research is working.

The antivenom is working.

But how many people would you
say are bitten every year?

Because this is an
extremely common species

that's found in suburban areas.

Definitely.

We have a lot of people
and a lot of conflict

with the funnel-web
spiders in the area.

There's about five people
every year that require

a serious amount of antivenom.

There are also bites that
do present to hospital that

don't have a severe
envenomation and then

may not require antivenom.

It's always a last
resort, the antivenom.

OK, now, the spider that we
caught last night is a female.

And fortunately,
I was not bitten,

but if I was, what would I have
wanted to do in that instance?

First thing you want to do
is a full compression bandage

on the area you've been bitten.

OK.

If that was on your hand,
any bracelets, rings, watches,

jewelry has to come off straight
away because it will swell.

So this would have
been problematic?

Definitely take it off.

It will swell up straight away.

Let's say I was bitten
on the tip of my finger.

Basically, what
we're going to go

with a bite is you
want to go around

the bite site, first of all.

OK.

These bandages are great.

They're going to tell us the
correct tension to put it on.

When they form a square,
we know that they're

going the right tension to
restrict the flow of venom.

You go around the bite site.

And then what
you're going to do,

because it's at the
fingertip, we're

going to go the whole limb.

We don't stop at the wrist.

We don't stop at the elbow.

We go as far up as the
bandage will allow us.

Now, that pressure, you can
feel that's pretty tight.

Oh, yeah, I feel like a mummy.

What the idea is
is it's restricting

the flow of that venom going
through your lymphatic system.

We want to restrict that flow.

And hopefully, the
venom will neutralize

itself down here and not
right through your body.

OK.

Once you've got that on there,
you're going to stay still.

If you've got a buttoned-up
shirt or a sling,

you put that on.

And you want to get to the
hospital as soon as possible,

calling an ambulance or
getting someone to drive you.

You don't want to try and
drive a vehicle yourself

you are bitten.

Yeah, I can certainly feel
that it is providing quite

a bit of pressure to my arm.

Now, like I said,
as we all know,

I was not bitten, but here's
the million dollar question.

Have you ever been bitten?

I've never been bitten
by any spiders locally.

Really?

- No, no spiders.
- Wow.

So you're extra
careful when you're

working with these spiders.

Definitely have to be
extra careful working

with these ones.

Yeah, well, when we
were filming last night,

I'll tell you what,
I was nervous to be

around that spider.
This is good to know.

I mean, it sounds
like this is something

that everybody should have
in their first-aid kit here

in Australia.

Definitely in Australia.

Venomous snakes around
the world differ.

In different areas,
you wouldn't.

In Australia with our elapids,
we need this same bandage,

will work on any of
our venomous snakes

as well as our
funnel-web spiders.

All right, well, let's
take this off my arm.

I've seen you milk a spider.

I think if you guys are
ready, I am ready to milk

the Sydney funnel-web.

Does that sound good to you?

That sounds great.

I'll put this little one away.

Things are about
to get dangerous.

Oh, boy.

Here we go.

I'm just going to
gently coax her out.

Ooh, there she is.

That is one big funnel-web
spider right there.

All right, I am going to reach
over here to grab the pipette.

It's coming off of its clip.

Here we go.

Oh, wow.

Look at that.

Wow!

OK, you can already
see the venom coming

off the tips of the fangs.

And what Kane said is that
I actually want to just kind

of turn her a little bit.

So if you touch

her back leg on
this side, she'll

turn to face the pipette.

Got it.

Going
now with the pipette.

OK, OK.

Oh, my hand is shaking.

Just gently taking that
venom [inaudible] fangs.

Wow, there we go.

OK, there's definitely venom
there inside the pipette.

Let me get her to
rear up a second time.

And she will just keep
producing venom, right, Kane?

Yeah, that's correct.

Even once you've got her
up [inaudible] the legs up,

a gentle blow right
towards those fangs

will sometimes get her to
push some more out for you.

There we go.

That's it.

Just draw down the fangs.

Yeah.

Oh,
just bit the pipette.

You can feel the
power in that strike.

OK, I think, uh, that's all
the venom she has to give.

It's not as much as I thought it
was going to come out of there.

I could see why you guys have
to milk so many of these spiders

to build up a vial to
create that antivenom.

Yeah, exactly.

It's not as much as you're
going to get from one

of our venomous
snakes in Australia,

but it does show you
how potent it is.

It's only a little amount
that does a lot of damage.

OK, now what do I
want to do with this?

Put the pipette
back safely over here.

OK.

I'll hand that to you.

I'll take that for you.

I'm going to just put
this little capsule back

over her for safety's sake.

Excellent.

There you go.

Whoa.
Woo!

That was nerve-wrecking.

And you do this
every day, don't you?

Every day.
I love it.

Wow.
Well, this was so cool.

Thank you so much
for letting me milk--

Not a problem at all.

- the funnel-web spider.

Now, it wasn't a male.

It was only a female,
but that doesn't matter.

The venom is still of value.

Now, for everybody
out there watching,

if you come across
one of these spiders,

try to safely catch
it and bring it

here to the Australian
Reptile Park

because this is the
only place that--

Milks funnel-webs
for the production

of antivenom in Australia.

That's right, guys.

So if you bring one here,
there is the chance that you're

going to save a life.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see on the next adventure.

The Australian Reptile
Park is the only sanctuary

of its type in Australia
that has a spider and snake

venom milking program.

And the good news is
that their antivenom

creation has been
saving thousands

of lives for over 50 years.

If you encounter a
snake or a spider

while exploring in Australia
and admire the animal

from a safe distance,
your odds of being bitten

are very unlikely.

However, unexpected
bites do occur.

And if you find yourself in
this worst case scenario,

make sure to stay calm and seek
medical treatment immediately.

Oh!
Oh, oh, oh!

Guys, guys, guys!

Praying mantis!

Now, one thing that I
love about these insects

is look at that face.

It looks just like an
alien from another planet.

Pretty cool exploring
the countryside

here in Japan, just scouting
some location-- ooh, ooh, ooh!

Look at that.

Oh, no!

That's a dead praying mantis.

Oh, buddy.

Aw.

I hate to see them
when they're dead.

That stinks.

There's a garden
right over here.

Oh!
Oh, oh, oh!

Guys, guys, guys!

Praying mantis!

Nice!

Yes!

I just saw a dead one.

This one is-- this one's alive.

Cool!

You want to film a scene?

Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

Definitely worth filming a
little segment with this guy.

Awesome.
- Look at that.

Cool.

Do you want to-- let's
head right over here.

OK.

Here we go.

- All right.
- Sweet!

Awesome find.

Wow.

Good timing.

Rain is moving in.

Yeah, I think you only have
a few minutes to do this, but--

It's definitely worth
getting a little segment.

You know your
mantis facts, right?

Oh yeah.

Well, guys, we were just
walking down the road

right now, scouting locations.

And right in the
middle of the road

is this beautiful
green praying mantis.

Now, we featured praying
mantis on the channel

a couple of times, but never
a species here in Japan.

Now, there are several
different species

that live in Japan, so
we'll have to look this up

to identify it properly.

But we just can never
pass up the opportunity

to get one of these insects
up close for the cameras.

And this one is being
incredibly calm.

Most of the time, they're
trying to pinch me

with those front arms
or trying to fly away.

So we figured, why not
get a quick little scene

with this insect.

Now, as you guys
know, all insects

break down into three
parts; the head,

the thorax, and the abdomen.

What's really cool
about praying mantis

is look how long that thorax
is just behind the head.

And then, of course you've
got this large abdomen,

which indicates that
it is likely a female.

Now, the females do grow
larger than the males.

And as you may know,
and if you don't know,

now you're about to know,
when the males and the females

breed, afterwards, the females
bite the heads off of the males

and eat the bodies.

So it's sort of a cannibalistic
sort of situation,

but still pretty cool.

I mean, these insects have
a very unique life process.

And after they lay their
eggs, they end up dying.

So we are just at the
beginning of egg laying season,

so this praying mantis doesn't
have too much time left,

but certainly still
something really cool to get

up close for the cameras.

Now, one thing that I
love about these insects

is look at that face.

It looks just like an
alien from another planet.

Those big buggy eyes.

Now, they do have
incredible eyesight.

And as we know, praying
mantis are ambush hunters.

Because of their color,
they can stay camouflaged

in all the plants
where they live,

and then they wait for something
to come close, latch out

with those front
arms, grab on to it,

crush it with those sharp little
spikes, and then, of course,

eat their prey.

What a cool creature.

Now let me turn it like this.

You can see on the back,
covering the abdomen there,

these are the wings.

And praying mantis are
capable of flying, usually

only for a short distance.

They tend to want
to move from spot

to spot more so just by crawling
amongst all of the foliage.

But if some predatory threat
comes into the environment,

they of course can then
take off and quickly escape.

You may be asking yourself,
well, what we eat a bug that's

as cool as a praying mantis?

Certainly birds, different
reptiles, and even

mammals will take this species.

Wow.

Pretty sweet.

And one thing that I love
about the praying mantis

is how inquisitive and
intelligent this insect seems.

Look at those big eyes.

Always curious.

Always paying attention
to its surroundings.

And what you may not know
is that praying mantis

are both diurnal and
nocturnal, meaning

that you'll see them
active during the day

but also at night.

The praying mantis is
an opportunistic feeder,

meaning it will pretty
much take anything

that it can grapple on to,
even things bigger than itself.

Things such as small frogs,
even lizards, and small snakes

are capable of being
eaten by this insect.

Wow.

I absolutely love
praying mantis.

And people oftentimes ask me
what my favorite animal is,

and as you guys know, it is
the common snapping turtle.

But when it comes to
insects, the praying mantis

has always been the one that
I've been fascinated with ever

since I was a little kid.

Well, this was pretty cool.

Walking down the street,
scouting locations,

and we happen upon the one
and only praying mantis.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see on the next adventure.

All right, there's actually
a garden right over here.

She was headed in
that direction,

so let's place her in
there and hopefully she'll

find some cool food to eat.