Sydney funnel-web spider
Scientific name: Atrax robustus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877
Overview
The Sydney funnel-web spider 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.
From the Wikipedia article “Sydney funnel-web spider”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Australia (New South Wales).
Common names
Names in other languages (7)
- Chinese
- 悉尼漏斗網蜘蛛
- German
- Sydney-Trichternetzspinne
- Indonesian
- Laba-laba jaring corong sydney
- Japanese
- シドニージョウゴグモ
- Persian
- آترکس ربوستوس
- Portuguese
- Aranha-teia-de-funil
- Turkish
- Sidney huni ağ örümceği
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The World Spider Catalog.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — names in other languages. Q4661821, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Sydney funnel-web spider”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — User:Tirin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — NordNordWest, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026