How many dangerous spiders do you think you can name? The reality might surprise you. Today we'll explore actual scientific data that supports a theory that there are far fewer truly dangerous spiders than what people think.

This video was made with the help of several scientific papers I'll attempt to link in the comments. If you have any questions about where some information was pulled from, feel free to ask!

Interested in hearing about a specific spider? You can jump to:
3:03 for Black Widows and Redback Spiders
7:28 for Sydney FunnelWeb Spiders
12:30 for Brazilian Wandering/Armed/Banana Spiders
16:20 for Brown Recluse/Violin Spiders
22:54 for Yellow Sac Spiders, White Tail Spiders, Wolf Spiders, and Hobo Spiders
24:02 for False Widows, SixEyed Sand Spiders, and Mouse Spiders

Image Sources:
https://roseofgod.fandom.com/wiki/F...
https://countryroadsmagazine.com/outd...
https://pictureinsect.com/wiki/Phoneu...
https://glenlivetwildlife.co.uk/inse...
https://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?sea...
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2241...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoneutria