Hadronyche venenata

Hadronyche venenata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Atracidae
Genus:	Hadronyche
Species:	H. venenata
Binomial name
	Hadronyche venenata; (Hickman, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
	Atrax venenatus Hickman, 1927;

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]

Distribution and habitat

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]

The spiders construct silk-lined burrows in the ground beneath decaying logs and large rocks.[3]

The species is venomous and potentially dangerous.[3] Little is known about the toxicity of its venom, though its bite is reportedly painful.[4]

Hickman, VV (1927). "Studies in Tasmanian spiders. Pt 1". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1926: 52–86 [63–70].
"Species Hadronyche venenata (Hickman, 1927)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
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.

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