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A venomous Australian spider turns out to be 3 species, not 1
The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was ...
House Digest on MSN7mon
You Won't Find Funnel-Web Spiders In The US, But There Is A Similar Arachnid
Certain types of funnel-web spiders (Hadronyche spp., Atrax spp. and Illawarra spp.) are notorious for their strong venom ...
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Venomous Spider Named Hercules Sets Record with His Giant Size: 'Biggest Fangs I've Ever Seen'
The Australian funnel-web spider is ... of Giant Trapdoor Spider Discovered The AP reported that Hercules was found on the Central Coast (about 50 miles north of Sydney) and brought to John ...
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Aussie zoo seeks funnel-web spider donations for ‘lifesaving’ program
“This autumn is predicted to have high humidity and higher rainfall, which is the perfect condition to have our funnel-web spiders wandering about.” The male Sydney funnel-web spider is the ...