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Sydney funnel-web spider

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Also known as: Atrax robustus

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Australian funnel-web spiders

In Australian funnel-web spider: Major genera and species
…venomous Sydney funnel-web spider (A. robustus). Several human deaths from the bites of these aggressive spiders have been recorded in the Sydney area since the 1920s. An antidote to the main toxin in their venom has been developed and is effective if administered to victims soon after they have…
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