funnel-web
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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On a typical day, she milks - or extracts the venom from - 80 of these Sydney funnel-web spiders.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
“We’re used to having pretty big funnel-web spiders donated to the park, however receiving a male funnel-web this big is like hitting the jackpot,” said Emma Teni, a spider keeper at Australian Reptile Park.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
Since the inception of the program in 1981, there has not been a fatality in Australia from a funnel-web spider bite.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
According to the park's website, funnel-web spiders tend to reside in sheltered, shady spots that are cool and humid.
From Fox News ● Feb. 4, 2020
"For company I remember funnel-web spiders, bull ants, leeches that could only be removed with a cigarette end, snakes of every description and kangaroos that overtook us on cross-country runs through the bush."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2012
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