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Sydney funnel-web spider
Large Australian venomous spider / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Sydney funnel-web spider | |
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Male (top) and female | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Atracidae |
Genus: | Atrax |
Species: | A. robustus |
Binomial name | |
Atrax robustus O.P.-Cambridge, 1877[1] | |
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The Sydney funnel-web has a body length ranging from 1 to 5 cm (0.4 to 2 in). Both sexes are glossy and darkly coloured, ranging from blue-black, to black, to shades of brown or dark-plum coloured.