Where Are Funnel Web Spiders Found in Sydney?

In Sydney suburbia, funnel-web spiders mostly live in the moist upland forest areas of the Hornsby Plateau to the north and the Woronora Plateau to the south, where sheltered burrow habitats abound in both bushland and gardens.

Where do you find Sydney funnel-web spiders?

The Sydney Funnel-web Spider (Atrax robustus) occurs in New South Wales, from Newcastle to Nowra and west to Lithgow. They especially favour the forested upland areas surrounding the lower, more open country of the central Cumberland Basin.

Where are funnel spiders located?

Most of these spiders live in the tropics of Central and South America, but they are found worldwide, including Australia, Africa and Central Asia. These spiders are medium to small-size, according to the World Heritage Encyclopedia.