Sydney funnel-web spider
| Sydney funnel-web spider | |
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| Male Sydney funnel-web spider in a warning posture. | |
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| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Infraorder: | Tuberculotae |
| Superfamily: | Hexatheloidea |
| Family: | Hexathelidae |
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| Species: | A. robustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atrax robustus O.P.-Cambridge, 1877 | |
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A Sydney funnel-web spider or Atrax robustus is a species of funnel-web spider. Their bite is very serious and venomous and has killed 13 people since 1927. It is found in Sydney, Australia. The funnel-web spider can be substantially larger than a 50 cent piece.