Funnel Web Spider Melbourne

Funnel Web Spider Melbourne. Funnel Web Spider (Atracidae) Glenlivet Wildlife The funnel web and common spider bites B Nimorakiotakis, MBBS, FACEM, is Staff Specialist, Epworth Hospital and Sunshine Hospital, and Fellow, The Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, the University of Melbourne, Victoria. Although these spiders are related to the Sydney funnel-web spider, they have not been implicated in any fatalities or serious envenomations

A lot of people think they have dangerous funnel-webs in their homes when they don't and online searches can be misleading, according to one spider expert. The only Funnel-web spider found near Melbourne is the Victorian Funnel-web (Hadronyche modesta), which can be found in the Dandenong Ranges

The Victorian Funnel Web Spider

More information can be found in our spider identification and treatment article and chart. Get information about which spiders are most venomous and which are less venomous. A small species compared with other Australian funnel-web spiders, the Victorian funnel-web spider has a similar colouration to most other Australian funnel-web spiders, namely a shiny black carapace and black to dark brown legs and chelicerae, with a matte abdomen with a maroon tinge

Funnelweb spider season starts early in Australia. It is not aggressive or dangerous, however you may get a headache and feel sick if bitten Get information about which spiders are most venomous and which are less venomous.

The Notorious Sydney Funnel Web Spider The Local Guys. A small species compared with other Australian funnel-web spiders, the Victorian funnel-web spider has a similar colouration to most other Australian funnel-web spiders, namely a shiny black carapace and black to dark brown legs and chelicerae, with a matte abdomen with a maroon tinge Bites from other spiders, including the Redback spider, can be treated with a cold compress