How to Identify a Funnel Web Spider?
A Key Feature of Funnel-Webs and Mouse Spiders Is That They Are Glossy on the Front Part of Their Body, Where Their Legs Are Attached. This Helps Distinguish...
A key feature of funnel-webs and mouse spiders is that they are glossy on the front part of their body, where their legs are attached. This helps distinguish them from dark-coloured trapdoor, wishbone and black house spiders, which are covered in fine hairs. The other feature to look at are the fangs.
What do you do if you find a funnel web spider?
Take care as funnel-webs are highly defensive and may strike; however, they cannot jump or climb glass. When the spider is within the jar, slide a piece of heavy cardboard or solid plastic under the opening to completely cover it. Invert the jar, keeping the top covered.
What spider looks like a funnel web?
The Sydney Funnel-web Spider, Atrax robustus, is found from Newcastle to Nowra and west as far as Lithgow in New South Wales.
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