Australian funnel-web spider

Australian funnel-web spiders are venomous mygalomorphs in the family Atracidae. They live in silk-lined burrows or retreats, and some species have medically dangerous bites.

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Atrax robustus: A large Australian funnel-web spider native to eastern New South Wales, including the Sydney region. This species is the best-known source of severe funnel-web envenoming.
Atracidae: A family of Australian mygalomorph spiders that includes funnel-web spiders and related species. This is the family that contains Australian funnel-web spiders.
Spider bite: An injury caused when a spider’s fangs penetrate skin, sometimes injecting venom. Funnel-web bites are a medically significant type of spider bite.
Hadronyche formidabilis: A large funnel-web spider found in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. It is another atracid capable of causing serious envenoming.
Pressure immobilization technique: A first-aid method using firm bandaging and immobilization to slow lymphatic venom spread. It is recommended for suspected funnel-web bites while awaiting emergency care.
Funnel-web spider venom: A mixture of toxins and other compounds produced by spiders in the family Atracidae. Its neurotoxins can disrupt nerve signaling in susceptible mammals.
Mygalomorphae: A spider infraorder whose members typically have downward-pointing fangs that move in parallel. Funnel-web spiders belong to this major spider lineage.
Envenomation: The injection of venom by an animal into another organism. Severe symptoms follow when funnel-web venom enters the body.
Hadronyche cerberea: A funnel-web spider species found in eastern Australia, including parts of New South Wales. Its venom is among the atracid venoms studied for medically relevant toxins.
Commonwealth Serum Laboratories: An Australian public pharmaceutical organization that developed and produced antivenoms. Its work enabled production of funnel-web spider antivenom.