Australian Geographic

Funnel-web spiders

Hexathelid­ae Atrax sutherland­i

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Several members of this, Australia’s most infamous spider group, have venom known to be deadly to humans. Funnel-web spiders are commonly found in damp, cooler gullies, where they construct burrows with silk triplines to help detect prey. Some species also live and construct their webs up high in trees.

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