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SYDNEY FUNNEL WEB SPIDER
Introduction: = The Sydney funnel web spider is a fascinating arachnid. It is the deadliest spider in the world. It's venom has killed several people in Australia. =

Anatomy: = The Sydney funnel web spider has two body parts the cephalothorax and the abdomen. It has eight jointed legs. It can be black or brown in colour with a shiny hard covering on it's cephalothorax. Males can grow up to 2.5 cms long, Females can grow up to 4.5 cms long. =

Life Cycle: = 1.A female lays her eggs in a sack made of silk. = = 2.She hides the sack in her burrow. = = 3.The spiderlings stay with the mother until they walk off in search of a home. = = 4.Most spiders malt many times before they are an adult. = = 5.An adult spider can live for one to twenty years. =

Diet: = It eats snails,frogs,grass hoppers,cockroaches, other arachnids and insects. It waits in it's burrow for it's prey to wander close enough for it to strike. = = = = // Habitat:// = = The Sydney funnel web spider can be found in forest gardens,golf corses and under houses. They live in silk lined burrows in the ground = Predators: = Humans are there main threat because we kill them because we are scared of them. Male funnel webs have to be carefull when mating becouse females have been known to kill males when mating. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =