Largest-Ever Male Specimen of Deadly Spider Found in Australia
The largest ever male specimen of a Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) was recently discovered on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney.
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The largest ever male specimen of a Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) was recently discovered on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney.
Rightfully named Hercules, the Sydney funnel-web spider is the biggest male funnel-web spider that the park has ever seen.
With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world's most poisonous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance.
Rightfully named Hercules, the Sydney funnel-web spider is the biggest male funnel-web spider that the park has ever seen.
Hercules has "some of the biggest fangs I've ever seen," said spider keeper Emmi Teni. He will be used to create antivenom and "save lives."