# Spiders in Australia **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 15, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-in-australia/786631 "2017-05-15T04:24:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-in-australia/786631/41 "2017-05-17T16:50:40Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > The funnel web spiders are the dangerous ones. > > wiki: _Australian funnel-webs are one of the most dangerous groups of spiders in the world and are regarded by some to be the most deadly, both in terms of clinical cases and venom toxicity_ Are they easy to identify, and watch out for? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-in-australia/786631/42 "2017-05-17T17:17:20Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Are they easy to identify, and watch out for? They are largish and dark black or brown, sorta like a black widow. but they are much more aggressive. They move fairly fast. > **[Sydney funnel-web spider](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_funnel-web_spider)** > > 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. > The Sydney funnel-web has a body length ranging from 1 to 5 cm (0.4 to 2 in). Both sexes are glossy and darkly coloured, ranging from blue-black, to black, to ... > **[Australian funnel-web spider](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_funnel-web_spider)** > > Atracidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders, commonly known as Australian funnel-web spiders or atracids. It has been included as a subfamily of the Hexathelidae, but is now recognised as a separate family. All members of the family are native to Australia. Atracidae consists of three genera: Atrax, Hadronyche, and Illawarra, comprising 35 species. Some members of the family produce venom that is dangerous to humans, and bites by spiders of six of the species have caused severe injur Spiders i... If bit by one : "Emergency medical treatment should be sought as soon as possible. " yes, they are legitimately scary. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-in-australia/786631/43 "2017-05-17T18:00:39Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > What a load of rubbish! I’ve seen a drop bear hula a hoop snake while holding another drop bear’s beer so it could punch the snake on the nose each time it came around. That’s a hoop snake lookalike. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-in-australia/786631/44 "2017-05-17T18:42:46Z")
> [@Polar\_Iceman](#): > > So, you have been warned!The spiders are the least of the horrible hazards awaiting you in Australia. I won’t even mention the sharks, the crocodiles, the blue bottles, the snakes, the ticks, and the women. Oh God! The women…! Don’t forget [the trees](http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2009/06/gympie-gympie-once-stung,-never-forgotten/). ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-in-australia/786631/45 "2017-05-17T21:07:02Z")
> [@Crazyhorse](#): > > That’s a hoop snake lookalike. Ah, the hoopla doopla snake you think? ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-in-australia/786631/46 "2017-05-17T21:29:05Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > Ah, the hoopla doopla snake you think? Hupaj Supaj Hupaj Supaj Hupaj Supaj dana… 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-in-australia/786631.md?page=2)