Most people likely wouldn't react well to being surprised by a venomous spider, but recently, scientists at Booderee National Park in Australia were excited when a highly venomous funnel-web spider appeared without warning.
Many species of funnel-web spiders, named for their funnel-shaped webs, are indigenous to Australia, but only one of these species, the Sydney funnel-web spider, is known to live in Booderee National Park.
Sydney funnel-webs (Atrax robustus) are ground-dwelling spiders with highly venomous bites that, before the development of an anti-venom, posed a serious medical risk to humans. But the spider found along Australia's southern coast by scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) wasn't Atrax robustus.
Most people likely wouldn't react well to being surprised by a venomous spider, but recently, scientists at Booderee National Park in Australia were excited when a highly venomous funnel-web spider appeared without warning.Many species of funnel-web spiders, named for their funnel-shaped webs, are indigenous to Australia, but only one of these species, the Sydney funnel-web spider, is known to live in Booderee National Park.Sydney funnel-webs (Atrax robustus) are ground-dwelling spiders with highly venomous bites that, before the development of an anti-venom, posed a serious medical risk to humans. But the spider found along Australia's southern coast by scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) wasn't Atrax robustus.
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