Aussie Spiders!
Aussie Spiders! Australia is home to many dangerous and deadly species of spiders. Though Australia is infamous for venomous spiders, according to the experts you are more likely to die of a bee sting than a spider bite on Australian shores. The records shows that no one has died from a spider bite since 1981. Regardless, keeping track of these eight legged wonders is still important. Consequently, the land down under is getting a few more additions to the spider pile. Australian researchers recently discovered 13 new spiders. The discoveries were made on Queensland's Cape York Peninsula during the "Bush Blitz" program, a series of regular wildlife expeditions that brings together researchers, rangers, and schoolteachers. According to the Guardian, "a teacher who went on the trip, the new finds included tarantulas "as big as your hand" as well as a new species of saddleback trapdoor spider
