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Sydney funnel-web spider
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Australian funnel-web spider Illustration of a Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) showing its dark, glossy body and eight legs, with a size scale indicating a length of up to 5 centimeters or 2 inches.
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Sydney funnel-web spider

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Also known as: Atrax robustus
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  • Australian funnel-web spider
    Australian funnel-web spider
    / Major genera and species

    …venomous Sydney funnel-web spider (A. robustus). Several human deaths from the bites of these aggressive spiders have been recorded in the Sydney area since the 1920s. An antidote to the main toxin in their venom has been developed and is effective if administered to victims soon after they have…

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    …venomous Sydney funnel-web spider (A. robustus). Several human deaths from the bites of these aggressive spiders have been recorded in the Sydney area since the 1920s. An antidote to the main toxin in their venom has been developed and is effective if administered to victims soon after they have…

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