Posted on 01/04/2024 8:50:58 AM PST by Red Badger
SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance.
The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, the Australian Reptile Park said in a statement Thursday.
Spider experts from the nearby park retrieved it and soon realized it was the largest male specimen ever received from the public in Australia.
The spider measured 7.9 centimeters (3.1 inches) from foot to foot, surpassing the park’s previous record-holder from 2018, the male funnel-web named “Colossus”.
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Kill it with FIRE!
Uh...no I would not. I am female.
That map should also include Kylie Minogue.
The Croc’s?
The first thing I tell people who are afraid of spiders when they smash with their foot or hands is that their fangs point downward. So unless they’re are on their backs, they won’t bite you.
That looks like a harmless Wolf Spider … just sayin
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