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2. Australian funnel-web spider - Wikipedia

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   Examination of bite records has implicated wandering males in most, if not all, fatal Australian funnel-web spider bites to humans. Adult males, recognised by the modified terminal segment of the palp , tend to wander during the warmer months of the year, looking for receptive females for mating. [ 16 ]

3. Sydney funnel-web spider - Wikipedia

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   The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is a species of venomous mygalomorph spider native to eastern Australia, usually found within a 100 km (62 mi) radius of Sydney. It is a member of a group of spiders known as Australian funnel-web spiders. Its bite is capable of causing serious illness or death in humans if left untreated. [3]

4. List of medically significant spider bites - Wikipedia

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   The Australian funnel-web spiders (family Atracidae), such as the Sydney funnel-web spider Atrax robustus (a mygalomorph spider, not to be confused with the araneomorph funnel-weaver or grass spiders) are regarded as among the most venomous in the world. They react vigorously to threats and, reputedly, will more often attempt to bite than run away.

5. Australia Zoo Asks Public For Help Collecting Deadly Spiders ...

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   Funnel-web spiders collected for the Sydney zoo are used to create the antivenom used to treat the spider's dangerous bite A zoo in Australia is enlisting the public's help to catch and collect ...

6. The largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous spider ...

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   Since the inception of the program in 1981, there has not been a fatality in Australia from a funnel-web spider bite. Recent rainy, humid weather along Australia's east coast has provided the ...

7. The Largest Recorded Male Funnel-Web Spider Receives ... - AOL

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   Obtaining a male funnel-web spider as large as Hemsworth is ... The Australian Reptile Park will soon milk Hemsworth's fangs so his venom can become a lifesaving cure for funnel-web spider bites.

8. Atrax yorkmainorum - Wikipedia

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   The protocol for treating an Atrax yorkmainorum spider bite is the same amongst all funnel web spiders. [16] Pressure bandaging above or below the bite and immobilisation of the individual must be performed immediately if the patient develops signs of systemic envenoming. [5]

9. Why Australian zoo is asking Sydney residents to catch ... - AOL

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   The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their eggs so they can be used to make life-saving antivenom.