SYDNEY: A 10-year-old boy has survived a bite from one of the world's deadliest spiders after taking a record 12 vials of anti-venom, local media reported. He experienced convulsions but survived after being given 12 vials of anti-venom, which local media said was an Australian record. The funnel-web spider is among the world's deadliest spiders. Australia is home to a startling number of the world's deadliest creatures, including snakes, spiders, jellyfish and octopuses. The funnel-web spider is particularly feared but no deaths have been recorded since an anti-venom was developed in the 1980s.

Source: The Star February 24, 2017 08:35 UTC