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
Sydney funnel-web spiders usually range in length from one to five centimeters, with females being generally larger than their male counterparts but not as deadly.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024
Recent rainy, humid weather along Australia’s east coast has provided the ideal conditions for funnel-web spiders to thrive.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024
A funnel-web spider that was dropped off at the Australian Reptile Park earlier this year has been nicknamed after movie star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson because of its massive size.
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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