The Sydney funnel-web spider is considered one of the world's deadliest spiders, with the most toxic venom of any of the dozens of funnel-web species in Australia. But instead of advising people to keep their distance,

While this quest may scare away arachnophobes, public donations of funnel-webs are critical to the mission of the Australian Reptile Park —the only place in Australia that milks Sydney funnel-webs, one of the world’s deadliest spiders, to create a life-saving antivenom .

The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their eggs so they can be used to make life-saving antivenom.

Residents who find funnel-web spiders are asked to collect them and donate them to Australian Reptile Park so they can be milked to create antivenom to help people who have been bitten by the spider.