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WATCH: Woman gets up close to funnel-web spider in her bedroom

As far as spiders go, they don't get much deadlier than the funnel-web - but that wasn't enough to stop one young Sydney woman from taking a closer look.

Nicole Wedlock came within centimetres of the extremely venomous arachnid so she could film a series of tiny little bugs swarming over the top of it.

The 22-year-old wildlife volunteer quickly identified the creature as the deadly funnel-web spider, whose venom is capable of killing a human in just 15 minutes.

Nicole Wedlock came within centimetres of the extremely venomous arachnid so she could film a series of tiny little bugs swarming over the top of it. Source: Facebook / Nicole Wedlock
Nicole Wedlock came within centimetres of the extremely venomous arachnid so she could film a series of tiny little bugs swarming over the top of it. Source: Facebook / Nicole Wedlock

“When I was filming it I was concerned that it might climb out of the Tupperware container and either run away or climb over me,” she told the Daily Mail.

“I also had to make sure I stayed as quiet as possible so my dog wouldn't come and investigate it."

While many would consider just packing up and moving, Ms Wedlock said she was also concerned about the spider and it's importance at the reptile park.

"I took the spider to Mona Vale Vet where it will be picked up by the reptile park for milking," she added.

The brave volunteer said she thinks the spider may have been brought into the house with some foilage that she had picked up for the orphaned possums she is caring for.

Widely considered one of the deadliest spiders in the world, funnel-webs are most commonly found on Australia's east coast and around the Northern Territory.