Spider measuring record 7.9cm across is almost as big as largest female collected in 2021, which was named Megaspider by Australian Reptile ParkWith fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance.The potentially deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was found on the Central Coast, about 80km north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, the Australian Reptile Park said in a statement. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/05/biggest-male-funnel-web-spider-record-found-hercules-sydney-australian-reptile-park
Author : Associated Press
Publish date : 2024-01-05 00:52:31
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Biggest male funnel-web spider dubbed ‘Hercules’ found north of Sydney
