Spider expert explores venomous treatment to save bees from varroa mites | ABC NEWS

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Professor Volker Herzig, known by some as 'spider man', homes the world's largest arachnid venom collection in his lab at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
The arachnid expert has been working with a team of scientists to develop an "organic" venomous solution that could possibly save Australia's bees from a challenging varroa mite infestation.
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