The Sydney funnel-web spider is a species of venomous mygalomorph spider native to eastern Australia, usually found within a 100 kilometre radius of Sydney, and a member of the group known as Australian funnel-web spiders. Its bite is capable of causing serious illness or death in humans if left untreated, and its body ranges from 1 to 5 centimetres long, glossy and darkly coloured from blue-black to black to shades of brown or dark plum.
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Classification
System (Realm) Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceMedium to large, body length 1 to 5 cm 1 Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Araneae, Taxa Source Wikidata: Sydney Funnel-web Spider
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1. Sydney funnel-web spider, Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
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.
Description
The Sydney funnel-web is medium to large in size, with body length ranging from 1 to 5 cm (0.4 to 2 in).
- native to eastern Australia land habitat
View the SourceIUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Sydney Funnel-web Spider
- Wikidata Q4661821, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Araneae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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