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  2. Australian funnel-web spider - Wikipedia

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    The primary range of the Australian funnel-web spiders is the eastern coast of Australia, with specimens found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland. [ 2 ] [ 7 ] The only Australian states or territories without members of this family are Western Australia [ 8 ] and the Northern Territory.

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

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    A zoo in Australia is enlisting the public's help to catch and collect deadly funnel-web spiders to save lives. The Australian ... there have been no recorded deaths from a funnel-web spider bite ...

  5. List of medically significant spider bites - Wikipedia

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    Threat display by a Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus). 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.

  6. Scientists discover bigger, more venomous spider species - AOL

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    There have been no deaths since the antivenom was introduced in the 1980s. In 2024, a Sydney funnel-web spider found in Australia set a record as the largest spider at the Australian Reptile Park ...

  7. Australian scientists discover bigger species of deadly ...

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    Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy ...

  8. Spiders of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia has a number of highly venomous spiders, including the Sydney funnel-web spider, [1] its relatives in the family Hexathelidae, and the redback spider, whose bites can be extremely painful and have historically been linked with deaths in medical records. [2] Most Australian spiders do not have venom that is considered to be dangerously ...

  9. Footage goes viral after egg sac reveals horrifying surprise

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    The Australian funnel-web spider is considered one of the world's deadliest arachnids. Its venom can kill a human within 15 minutes, Dr. Robert Raven, curator of arachnids at Queensland Museum ...