Australian funnel-web spider
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Atracinae, commonly known as Australian funnel-web spiders, is a subfamily of spiders in the funnel-web spider family Hexathelidae. Atracinae consists of three genera: Atrax, Hadronyche, and Illawarra. The subfamily includes species with medically significant venom, six species of which have severely envenomed human victims.
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| class | Arachnida | |
| order | Araneae | |
| family | Hexathelidae |
Sydney funnel-web spider
| phylum | Arthropoda | The Sydney funnel-web spider is a species of Australian funnel-web spider usually found within a 100 km (62 mi) radius of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a venomous mygalomorph spider with a bite capable of causing serious injury or death in humans if left untreated.
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| class | Arachnida | |
| order | Araneae | |
| family | Hexathelidae | |
| genus | Atrax | |
| species | A. robustus |
