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Sydney funnel-web spider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Australian funnel-web spider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Information on Funnelweb Spider - pictures, articles, classification and more ... Most funnelweb spiders are retiring and rarely stray from their webs, unlike their free-roaming relatives, the wolf spiders. The funnel-shaped web is composed entirely of dry silk, ... A picture of the Web of the Funnel Spider (click to enlarge)
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Habitat - These spiders are often called grass spiders because they construct their webs in tall grass, heavy ground cover and the branches of thick shrubs. Rarely will a funnel web spider be seen indoors, except for an occasional wandering male.
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The male Sydney Funnel-Web Spider is six times more toxic than the female, and it is he whom is most often encountered by humans, during their intrepid search for a female to reproduce. The Blue Mountains Funnel-Web and Northern Tree Funnel-Web Spiders are also highly venomous.
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Australian funnel webs are restricted to the south-east of the continent, and mainly in coastal areas. There are at least 40 different species, and not all are dangerous, unlike the notorious Sydney Funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus).
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A 94-year-old woman has survived two bites from a funnel-web spider, one of Australia's most venomous creatures. ... Mrs Tanner was taken to nearby Gosford Hospital for treatment and the spider was sent to the Australian Reptil Park where it was found to be a male funnel-web, which are five times more venemous than...
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