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Tetragnatha spp., Four-jawed spider. Family Theraphosidae. Selenocosmia crassipes, Coastal Whistling spider Selenocosmia stirlingi, Australian Common Whistling spider Selenotypus plumipes, Australian Featherleg spider. Family Theridiidae. Redback Latrodectus hasselti Ariamnes spp., Whip spiders Latrodectus hasselti, Redback spider
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 ...
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]
The study was launched after Mr Christensen, based at the Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales, collected a number of “unusually large male funnel-web spiders” as part of a venom ...
Funnel-web spiders are known from Australia’s east coast, according to the Australian Museum. They are “medium to large spiders” ranging from about 0.4 inches to about 2 inches.
The primary range of the Australian funnel-web spiders is the eastern coast of Australia, with specimens found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland. [2] [7] The only Australian states or territories without members of this family are Western Australia [8] and the Northern Territory.
Spider experts from the nearby park retrieved it and soon realized it was the largest male specimen ever received from the public in Australia. The spider measured 7.9 centimeters (3.1 inches ...
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]