Australian funnel-web spider: References & Edit History
More Articles On This Topic
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
-
Melissa Petruzzello
Melissa Petruzzello (she/her) is Assistant Managing Editor and covers plants, algae, fungi, insects, spiders, renewable energy and environmental engineering. She also handles certain topics in Christianity, notably Protestant history and churches.
-
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.
Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors
Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added a cross-reference to curtain-web spiders and revised the taxonomic box. | Nov 12, 2025 | ||
| Revised mygalomorph and araneomorph taxonomy. | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Changed title from “funnel-web spider” to “Australian funnel-web spider.” Article thoroughly revised and updated to focus on the family Atracidae rather than the family Dipluridae (in which Australian funnel-web spiders were former | Feb 04, 2025 | ||
| Changed “poisonous members” to “venomous members.” | Sep 23, 2020 | ||
| Added an illustration of a Sydney funnel-web spider. | Sep 20, 2017 | ||
| New illustration added. | Jan 21, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 01, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: