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Funnel webs are considered one of Australia’s most fearsome spiders, but their ability to kill humans is by accident rather than design.
The effects of President Mugabe’s post-independence security clampdown that led to the murder of between 10 000 and 20 000 Zimbabweans, known as the Matabeleland massacre, continue to be felt.
Whether it’s a bite from a spider or another insect, the management is the same - most will get better without any medical treatment.
There are more than 45,000 species of spider, but only a handful are potentially dangerous to humans.
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