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Australia is no stranger to venomous creatures. There are more than 66 venomous species found on and off our shores - including snakes, spiders, jellyfish and insects, all of which are capable of inflicting fatal bites or stings.

Australia is no stranger to venomous creatures. There are more than 66 venomous species found on and off our shores - including snakes, spiders, jellyfish and insects, all of which are capable of inflicting fatal bites or stings.

Australia is no stranger to venomous creatures. There are more than 66 venomous species found on and off our shores - including snakes, spiders, jellyfish and insects, all of which are capable of inflicting fatal bites or stings.

With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, one of the biggest male Sydney funnel-web spiders ever found is now in the care of spider specialists – and his venom might one day save your life.

Scene and heard: What's being filmed, streamed and screened in Halifax and across Nova Scotia.

After years of digitizing everything, people are rediscovering the value of physical assets: records you can hold in your hands, a shelf lined with DVDs and the satisfying 'click' of a film camera.

There's not been a death from a Sydney funnel-web spider bite since the antivenom was introduced in 1980: let's dive into these amazing arachnids!