Thread: UK Spider Bites
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Old 19-09-2009, 01:28 PM
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Re: UK Spider Bites

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Originally Posted by Maiden View Post
I have placed an image of a spider`s web,(identification not known) in the insect gellery. I was told it was a Funnel Web??? I thought ,the species came from Australia, and its web is woven over a hole on the ground? This was over a hole in a slate arch... any ideas?
Hi, There's lots of spiders the world over that make a funnel or tube shaped web leading to a hidy-hole. The Australian species are large and highly venomous, particularly the Sydney Funnel Web, which is the infamous one.
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Al
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