Australian funnel-webs *pics*

[El Johano]

Some photos of the different species of funnel-web spiders I found during my Australia-trip....

Hadronyche infensa - Toowoomba funnel-web
Fraser Island

The funnel, usually there are 2 entrances, shaped as a Y.

 

[El Johano]

Hadronyche cerberea

Next....
Hadronyche cerberea - Southern tree funnel-web
Blue mountains

A smaller specimen:

The funnel:

 

[El Johano]

Hadronyche sp. 7

Hadronyche sp. 7 - Bermagui funnel-web
Bermagui
Full of parasitic mites

 

[El Johano]

Atrax sp. 1

Atrax sp. 1 - Mallacoota funnel-web
Mallacoota

The funnel, this one was in a tree, but most of them were found on the ground.

 

[El Johano]

Hadronyche versuta

Hadronyche versuta - Blue mountains funnel-web
Blue mountains

 

[Cirith Ungol]

Cool pics! (Notice the mites on the carpace )

 

[El Johano]

Atrax robustus

Atrax robustus - Sydney funnel-web
Hornsby

The funnel

 

[mantid]

Nice Pictures, wish I had some of those.

 

[Steven]

Now we are talking !!!!
damn good stuff :drool: :drool: :drool:

very intresting to see the different funnels !


thumbs up ! :worship: :clap:

 

[LHP]

Great photos again! Gotta go to Australia on day.

I had noticed their absence from your other thread-glad to see them!

Lindsey

 

[aftershock]

Grymma bilder Johan!

 

[Crotalus]

Incredible photos! Thanks alot for sharing! What makes you think that the Atrax sp. isnt robustus?

 

[El Johano]

Incredible photos! Thanks alot for sharing! What makes you think that the Atrax sp. isnt robustus?

Thanks Lelle
Two things; the carapace is more strongly raised than in A. robustus. Otherwise the ID is only based on the location, just outside the town of Mallacoota. It is south of the known distribution of A. robustus, near the border between Victoria and New South Wales.
There are 3 known species of Atrax; robustus, 'sp. 1' and 'sp. 2'.

 

[Crotalus]

Johan,
ruled out Hadronyche sp.?

 

[MizM]

Very impressive! Their chelicerae are H-U-G-E!

 

[El Johano]

Johan,
ruled out Hadronyche sp.?

Not really, to me it looks more like a Hadronyche than an Atrax, but I am not aware of any other funnelweb species found in that area.

 

[Scolopendra55]

I -LOOOOVE- A.robustus (it's actually in my top 5 favorite true spider)!!!!

 

[Crotalus]

I -LOOOOVE- A.robustus (it's actually in my top 5 favorite true spider)!!!!

They are mygalomorphs acctually

 

[Mechanical-Mind]

Johan,

What tools/methods did you use to draw them out from their retreats?


-Matthew

 

[El Johano]

Johan,

What tools/methods did you use to draw them out from their retreats?


-Matthew

I lure them out by placing a bug of some sorts on the trip lines, roaches or beetles work best. Just tickling with a grass straw do not work on funnel-webs the way it does on tarantulas.
When they rush out to capture the bait I grab them with my tweezers.