Sydney funnel-web spider: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Sydney funnel-web spider lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Atrax robustus
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Atracidae

Where does the Sydney funnel-web spider live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sydney funnel-web spider in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Sydney funnel-web spider?

The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Atracidae, genus Atrax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sydney funnel-web spider

The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is a species of venomous mygalomorph spider native to eastern Australia, usually found within a 100 km (62 mi) radius of Sydney. It is a member of a group of spiders known as Australian funnel-web spiders. Its bite is capable of causing serious illness or death in humans if left untreated.

The Sydney funnel-web has a body length ranging from 1 to 5 cm (0.4 to 2 in). Both sexes are glossy and darkly coloured, ranging from blue-black, to black, to shades of brown or dark-plum coloured.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sydney funnel-web spider (revision 1377175296), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q4661821 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).