An Australian man claims that he kidnapped and raped a woman because he had been bitten by a spider. He insists that a bite inflicted by a funnel web spider caused him to contract a viral illness, which led him to kidnap and rape his victim. However, a toxicologist has said that there is no evidence that a spider's venom could be responsible for causing anger and hatred. The man was sentenced to eight years in jail.

That poor funnel web, I bet he had a nasty taste in his mouth after biting that rapist.

Reuters