🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨

The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is widely known as one of the deadliest spiders in the world. Sydney Funnel-webs are shiny, dark brown to black spiders with finger-like spinnerets (silk-spinning organs) at the end of their abdomen. It is native to eastern Australia.

Sydney Funnel-webs live in silk-lined burrows in sheltered sites under logs and rocks in areas where they can maintain a cool and humid climate. When hungry, the spider waits inside the burrow entance ready to rush out when potential prey, such as beetles, cockroaches, small lizards or millipedes.