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  2. Megadolomedes trux - Wikipedia

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    Like many spiders, M. trux displays strong sexual size dimorphism. Females have a total body length of around 30 mm (1.2 in), while the total body length of males is around 7.6 mm (0.30 in). It is one of Australia's largest spiders. They have a brown, earth-coloured abdomen and long, pseudosegmented tarsi. [3]

  3. The Largest Recorded Male Funnel-Web Spider Receives ... - AOL

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    The Australian Reptile Park recently recorded its largest male funnel-web spider yet, CNN reported. According to the zoo, which is located north of Syndey, Australia, the spider measures a ...

  4. Selenotypus - Wikipedia

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    Selenotypus plumipes is one of Australia's largest spiders. Adults can attain a legspan in excess of 16 centimetres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), with fang lengths of up to 1 centimetre (3 ⁄ 8 in). Primarily various shades of brown in colour, it is characterised by its 4th legs being longer than its forelegs, and it has large piloerect bristles on its ...

  5. Selenocosmia crassipes - Wikipedia

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    It is recognized as the largest spider in Australia. [3] Due to the hissing sound the spider makes when approached, it has acquired the nickname "barking spider", sometimes "hissing spider". [ 4 ] [ 5 ] This species is quite shy and normally does not wander far from its burrow . [ 6 ]

  6. Why Australian zoo is asking Sydney residents to catch ... - AOL

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    The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their eggs so they can be used to make life-saving antivenom.

  7. Spiders of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Redback spider. Australia has a number of highly venomous spiders, including the Sydney funnel-web spider, [1] its relatives in the family Hexathelidae, and the redback spider, whose bites can be extremely painful and have historically been linked with deaths in medical records. [2]

  8. The World’s Biggest Spiders (And Their Prey) - AOL

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    Watch our video spotlighting the ten biggest spiders on earth with some walking on legs over a foot in width. ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail ...

  9. List of common spider species of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Latrodectus hasselti, Redback spider Nesticodes rufipes, Red-legged House spider Steatoda grossa, Cupboard spider Thwaitesia argentiopunctata, Silver Dewdrop spider. Family Thomisidae. Amyciaea albomaculata, Green Tree Ant Mimicking spider Australomisidia spp. Australian Crab Spiders Hedana spp., Green Crab spider Stephanopis altifrons, Knobbly ...