Brian. Australia is home to many dangerous arachnids: The Black Widow, The Brown Recluse, The Funnel Web Spider – and now, a new addition. Brian.
Brian.
Named after famous scientist Professor Brian Greene, the newly-discovered specimen was unveiled at the World Science Festival in Australia. Brian has been observed hunting prey up to three times its own size such as frogs, tadpoles, fish and even larger big cane toads.
The spider lives mainly on water, using vibrations to locate its prey and being able to ‘surf’ and swim to catch its food before injection its venom and dragging its victim underwater before swimming back to shore to eat.
No, Brian isn’t dangerous to humans. Probably.
