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The Australian funnel-web spiders (family Atracidae), such as the Sydney funnel-web spider Atrax robustus (a mygalomorph spider, not to be confused with the araneomorph funnel-weaver or grass spiders) are regarded as among the most venomous in the world. They react vigorously to threats and, reputedly, will more often attempt to bite than run away.
Redback spider. There are spider attacks in Australia every year, but deaths are much less common, and are mostly in the very young or old. There have been 14 recorded deaths due to funnel-web spider bite. [55] Between 1963 and 1976 there were more than 2000 cases of redback spider bites reported to the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories. [56]
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. [3]
A zoo in Australia is enlisting the public's help to catch and collect deadly funnel-web spiders to save lives. The Australian ... there have been no recorded deaths from a funnel-web spider bite ...
The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their eggs so ... 13 people died as a result of funnel-web bites. Since its ...
About 10 to 25% of bites are claimed to produce significant toxicity, [13] but the likelihood cannot be predicted and all bites should be treated as potentially life-threatening. Bites from Sydney funnel-web spiders have caused 13 documented deaths (seven in children). [13]
Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy ...
Bleeding also may occur with a bite. Signs of a bacterial infection due to a spider bite occur infrequently (0.9%). [9] A study of 750 definite spider bites in Australia indicated that 6% of spider bites cause significant effects, the vast majority of these being redback spider bites causing significant pain lasting more than 24 hours. [10]