How to tell deadly funnel-webs from trapdoor and black house spiders
How to tell deadly funnel-webs from trapdoor and black house spiders - ABC News
What do you think of when you hear the name "funnel-web spider"? Perhaps a spider that builds a funnel in its web?
On that count, then, you might think this web on a door frame is a funnel-web's home.
But according to spider expert Helen Smith from the Australian Museum, funnel-webs are not likely to build on door frames.
Their webs also have a different design, with characteristic "trip lines" to alert the spider to passing prey.
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