Robert John Raven is an Australian
arachnologist,
being the Head of Terrestrial Biodiversity and the Senior Curator (Arachnida) at the
Queensland Museum. Dr Raven has described many species of
spider in Australia and elsewhere, and is
spider bite
A spider bite, also known as arachnidism, is an injury resulting from the bite of a spider. The effects of most bites are not serious. Most bites result in mild symptoms around the area of the bite. Rarely they may produce a necrotic skin wound ...
consultant to the
Royal Brisbane Hospital
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) is a tertiary public hospital located in Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is operated by Metro North Health, part of the Queensland Health network. The hospital has 929 be ...
, leading to much work on spider toxins.
References
External links
Dr Robert Ravenat Queensland Museum
Arachnids researchat Queensland Museum
Australian arachnologists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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