are there funnel web spiders in queensland?
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Funnel-web spiders are extremely common around households on Australia's east coast but are rarely seen. They can be found from Queensland to New South Wales, but earlier this year a new species was discovered as far south as northern Tasmania. There were previously 35 known species of the spider.
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Spiders in the Dipluridae family are commonly known as funnel-web tarantulas. “This family belongs to the group of mygalomorphs, a spider group with distinct fangs and they have long spinnerets,” Bills said.
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The Victorian funnel-web spider is found in southeastern Australia from the vicinity of Melbourne east through the Dandenong Ranges and East Gippsland.
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We don't actually have any funnel web spiders in the UK. ... However, that doesn't stop people's imaginations running wild when they see a funnel-shaped spider web in their garden hedge. At this time of the year, the funnel webs in our gardens are normally the work of Labyrinth spiders.
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​Funnel web spider In some rare, extreme cases the bite can be fatal. Symptoms of funnel web spider bite include tingling sensations around the lips, sweating, nausea, vomiting, headache and high blood pressure and, in serious cases, fluid in the lungs and unconsciousness.
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"The funnel-web is by far the most dangerous - its venom can't kill a dog or a cat but for some reason it shuts down a human's central nervous system and can potentially be fatal," Mr Armstrong said. "Redbacks tend to have a varying effect from person to person.
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They are one of the most venomous spiders in the world Despite the toxicity of the venom for humans, it has been found that some animals such as rats, cats and rabbits are usually unaffected when bitten by a female, whilst there are slight effects seen in cats and dogs when bitten by a male funnel-web spider.
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The Port Macquarie funnel-web spider is found along the northern coast of New South Wales in eastern Australia, where specimens have been collected from the vicinity of Forster north through Taree, Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour and Bellingen.
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To identify a funnel spider, look for a dark brown or black body and legs that are covered with a thin, dark layer of hair. Funnel spiders have a hard, shiny carapace, which is a shell-like section, near the front of their bodies that should be fairly easy to spot.
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Male Sydney funnel-webs are exclusively responsible for human deaths from this spider's bite. Their venom is five times as toxic as the female's because it contains a special chemical called Robustoxin. ... Antivenom was discovered in the 1980s, and no one has died of bites from either species since.
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Yellow garden spiders are large, orb-weaving arachnids, meaning they spin a circular web. Most spiders have two claws on each foot, but orb weavers have an additional claw to help them spin their complex webs. In females, the top side of the abdomen is black with symmetrical patches of bright yellow.
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All funnel-web spider bites should be treated as potentially life-threatening, even though only approximately 10% to 15% of bites are venomous. Since the venom from the funnel-web spider bite is highly toxic, all species should be considered potentially dangerous.
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They are however pretty rare to most areas in Texas but several bites have been documented. Funnel Web Grass Spider – This is probably one of the most commonly seen spiders and many people often mistake them for a Brown Recluse or Wolf Spider.
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The funnel weaver is a harmless spider that is related to the much more dangerous hobo spider. ... Many other spiders can be found in North Carolina, but these are the most notable.
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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.
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The Sydney funnel-web spider is a solitary species and is usually active at night. It is known to be aggressive when threatened. It will often bite repeatedly if provoked.
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There are more than 1,700 species of spiders in Spain, four of which are potentially dangerous to humans. The Black Widow Spider, Mediterranean Tarantula, Brown Recluse Spider and Mediterranean Funnel Web Spider can all deliver a nasty bite, although none are fatal to humans.