Hollywood has contributed significantly towards inducing arachnophobia or the unreasonable fear of spiders in us. Yes, all spiders, irrespective of size and potency, are venomous. However, there isn’t a single species of an Indian spider with an established capacity to kill a healthy, adult human.

Are you then wondering, why did nature produce venom in the first place? To that I'll say, honey, not everything in this world is about humans.