Freda reading about the Sydney funnelweb
We are leaving for Australia this afternoon, to visit good friends of mum's in Sydney. So I went to the library to see what interesting things we might see while we'ere there. I found this book of deadly things and was terrified to find out that one of them even lives in Sydney. It's called the Sydney funnelweb spider. It drops from trees into people's garden swimming pools. It can survive underwater for up to 24 hours. They are quick to bite. Its venom causes a total short-circuit of a person's nervous system. Anti-venom is needed quickly! If this spider's bite is left untreated, it can be fatal within two hours! We are going to sydney and I definitely do NOT want to meet a funnelweb.
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