Hadronyche venenata, also known as the Tasmanian funnel-web spider, is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1927 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Atracidae |
| Genus: | Hadronyche |
| Species: | H. venenata
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| Hadronyche venenata | |
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Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs in eastern Tasmania, where it is known from forested parts of the Ben Lomond, Flinders and Tasmanian South East IBRA bioregions.[2][3]
Behaviour edit
The spiders construct silk-lined burrows in the ground beneath decaying logs and large rocks.[3]
Venom edit
The species is venomous and potentially dangerous.[3] Little is known about the toxicity of its venom, though its bite is reportedly painful.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Hickman, VV (1927). "Studies in Tasmanian spiders. Pt 1". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1926: 52–86 [63–70].
- ^ a b "Species Hadronyche venenata (Hickman, 1927)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ a b c John C. Douglas (2008). "Atracidae – funnel-web spider". Tasmanian Spiders. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ Sutherland, Struan K.; Tibballs, James (2001) [1983]. Australian Animal Toxins (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. p. 463. ISBN 0-19-550643-X.
External links edit
Data related to Hadronyche venenata at Wikispecies