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| Male Sydney funnel-web spider in a warning posture.
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A. robustus
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Atrax robustus
O.P.-Cambridge, 1877
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- Euctimena tibialis Rainbow
- Poikilomorpha montana Rainbow
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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.
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