Sydney Funnel-Web Spider

About Sydney Funnel-Web Spider: 

• Scientists have named this 9-centimetre (3.54 inches) long species as Atrax christenseni.
• The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" and was first discovered in the early 2000s near Newcastle, 170 km (105 miles) north of Sydney.
• Characteristics
  • It is a shiny, dark brown to black spiders with finger-like spinnerets (silk-spinning organs) at the end of their abdomen.
  • Its venom glands are a lot larger and its fangs are a lot longer.
  • Only the male Sydney funnel-web, which carries a much stronger venom, is responsible for human deaths.
• Habitat: They are found in bushy suburban areas, open and closed sclerophyll forests and woodlands, often on south or east-facing slopes or in shady gullies.

What is a funnel-web spider?

• These are one of the most dangerous arachnids in the world.
• There are 36 described species of Australian funnel-web spiders and they are currently placed in three genera: Hadronyche, Atrax and Illawarra.
• The spider has venom, which is filled with 40 different toxic proteins.
• Its raw venom is the best way to make life-saving antivenom.

Q1: What's the Most Poisonous Spider in the World? 

According to the Guinness World Records, the Sydney funnel-web spider, Atrax robustus, is the most dangerous spider to humans in the world.

Source: IT