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Atrax robustus
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Atrax robustus

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.

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3 branches of this group, most-observed first

Sydney Funnel-web Spider

speciesAtrax robustus

Newcastle Funnel-web Spider

speciesAtrax christenseni

Southern Sydney Funnel-web Spider

speciesAtrax montanus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1600950.