Today's Creature: Sydney Funnel-Web Spider 🕷️ 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. 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 colou

Male Mouse Spider filmed at Mt Barker Summit #adelaidehills #southaustralia #australianspiders #mtbarker #mountbarker information from Wikipedia Bites from these spiders are painful, but not generally dangerous. Serious envenomation is relatively rare, but bites documented in medical literature did not require antivenom treatment or involve serious symptoms. There is evidence that a mouse spider bite can potentially be as serious as that of an Australian funnel-web spider, but recorded bites are

154K views · 1.9K reactions | Beautiful… or spooky? These giant spider webs appeared across bushland in Victoria, Australia after heavy rain and flooding hit the region. | Al Jazeera English | Facebook

A town in south-east Australia has found itself completely covered in spider webs after several days of heavy rain. 🕷️🕷️🕷️ More here: https://bit.ly/2UsbSRn | ITV News

The Australian Reptile Park has issued an urgent warning that the long-lasting effects of COVID-19 lockdowns are still being felt in one of Australia’s most critical life-saving programs, the Sydney funnel-web spider antivenom program. The Park is currently facing some of the lowest number of funnel-web spiders it has ever seen, placing enormous pressure on the program that supplies venom essential for the production of antivenom used across the country. #spider #funnelwebspider #venom #antiveno

21K views · 825 reactions | Our very own resident ️Spider-Man️ has broken his own record for the most venom extracted from a single funnel-web spider! Thanks to Jake, this venom will be used to create lifesaving antivenom 懶 | Australian Reptile Park | Facebook