Hadronyche formidabilis

Hadronyche formidabilis
Hadronyche fomidabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Hexathelidae
Genus: Hadronyche
Species: Hadronyche formidabilis
(Rainbow, 1914)

Hadronyche formidabilis, the Northern Tree funnel-web spider, is found in Queensland and New South Wales. It is also known as the Northern Rivers funnel-web spider or northern funnelweb spider.[1]

Description

A member of the genus Hadronyche, the species was first described in 1914, by William Joseph Rainbow in the genus Atrax.[2] It is between 40-50 millimetres long, the largest of the genus.[3] The species is very similar to the ground dwelling Hadronyche infensa, and is most easily distinguished by its habitat.

The venom of the species is potentially deadly to humans, and regarded as the most toxic of those in the Hexathelidae family.[4]


References

  1. ^ "Hadronyche formidabilis (Rainbow)". Entomology. CSIRO. September, 2004. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/name_s/b_1820.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-06. 
  2. ^ Atrax formidabilis Rainbow, W.J. 1914. Studies in Australian Araneidae. No. 6. The Terretelariae. Records of the Australian Museum 10: 187–270 [15 Aug. 1914] [255].(AFD)
  3. ^ amonline
  4. ^ Atkinson, Ron (30 January 2002). "Tree-dwelling funnel-web". Find-a spider. University of Southern Queensland. http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/find/spiders/207.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-06. 

External links

Data related to Hadronyche formidabilis at Wikispecies Media related to Hadronyche formidabilis at Wikimedia Commons


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