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Fanging it: University of Queensland scientist Glenn King, in Townsville, is developing natural insecticides made from proteins in the veno of funnel-webs and tarantulas. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen
POISONOUS spiders could soon be helping Australian cotton, wheat and fruit farmers reduce their reliance on harmful chemical sprays.
Researchers at the University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience have identified hundreds of small natural proteins in the venom of funnel-web, tarantula and orb spiders that could help kill insect pests on food crops.
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