Funnel Web Spiders

Whoo Hoo! 100 people have visited this site. “So what?”, I know, but you have to celebrate the small things, right?

The Australian Museam Online has a great Fact Sheet on Funnel Web Spiders. It covers the Atrax and Hadronyche species of funnel webs. It has sections on their:

• habitat and distribution
• identification
• habits, mating and reproduction
• toxicity
• first aid
• control
• links, and
• references

My favourite quotes are:

“The males spend their entire short adulthood seeking as many receptive females to mate with as possible.”

“During mating, the male must restrain the female from striking him with her fangs using the spurs on his second legs…”

“Juvenile males will stay in their burrows until their final adult moult, after which they will become wanderers.”

I think these facts go to show just how much spiders and humans have in common.

Funnel web spider thong

These are Jack Bauer’s underwear of choice. He’s not afraid of a big hairy beast ON his underwear because he… (you know where I’m going with this).

• 5.8 oz. 100% Ultra-fine combed ring spun 1×1 baby rib cotton
• Size up for a looser fit
• Super soft high end woven elastic trim
• Made in the U.S.A.

This is a thong you’re going to WANT people to see peep out above your low riders when you sit or bend over. How can you resist telling the world that “danger lurks within”?

At $10.99, you can’t say no.

Carry your stuff in style!

They reckon you can fit a laptop in this bAg, so it’s pretty big! Which means you’ll be wanting the super big funnel web spider photo.

• One front adjustable clasp closure
• Main compartment has inside slip pocket
• Front panel has zipper compartment
• Adjustable 2″ shoulder strap
• 600 Denier Polyester
• Size: 14 1/2″ x 12″ x 5″

Not bad for $24.99! Get yours now!

VOTE 1 FUNNEL WEB SPIDERS!

Get one now for $2.50!

Or 10 for $15.00!

Or go crazy and give one to everyone you know - 100 for $99.99!

These buttons (I call them badges, but who am I to argue?) show the funnel web spider at a little under life size on the button.

I reckon these would look pretty cool on a coat or on your school bag.

• 2.25 inch diameter
• Metal shell
• Mylar/UV protecting cover
• Pinned metal back

Have a burning need to be immortalised in a really cool way? Having a comet or star named after you is so passe!

The Queensland Museum Foundation will name a species of spider after you if you can cough up the dosh - $5000 Australian.

Shoot for scientific immortality now!

• The process
• Inquiry form
• The science behind names

My friend is doing a talk on funnel web spiders tomorrow. He said it was OK to put his talk notes on this site:

He always does really well on his talks. Because he knows his topics so well, he doesn’t have to write lots of things on his talk notes.

Since my last move, I haven’t been able to find anything - funnel web spider photos included. Bugger! I’ll be visiting my fearless photographer friend for copies very shortly.