funnel web spider

Deadly Sydney crawler

A funnel web spider is any of several spiders that build funnel-shaped webs, but the term most often refers to the highly venomous Australian species.

The Sydney funnel web is considered one of the world's most dangerous spiders, with fangs capable of piercing fingernails and venom that can kill humans without treatment.

They found a funnel web spider in the garden shed.

Related
  • venomousProducing injected toxins
  • deadlyAble to cause expiration
  • fangsSharp piercing teeth
  • burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
  • webInterwoven filament structure

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Categories
Opposites
danger/venom potency

funnel web spiderdaddy longlegs

Spindly harmless arachnid

cellar spider · common house spider · jumping spider · money spider · Charlotte

temperament/aggression

funnel web spiderjumping spider

Arachnid that pounces on prey

ladybug · butterfly · beneficial insect

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G