Guaranteed to give anyone entering your property second thoughts. I was originally going to make a sign that said “This Property Now Protected by Funnel Web Spiders… they ate our guard dog”. If you prefer that, let me know

• Measures 22″ wide x 15″ high (55.88cm x 38.10cm)
• 10 oz. flexible vinyl is weather-resistant for outdoor use
• Design printed on both sides
• Sealed edges
• Includes metal frame for ground mounting (basic assembly required)
• $18.69

I just spoke with the race caller for tonight, Steve Hawkins. He’s going to announce the correct web address during the meeting. Thanks heaps Steve! You’re a sweatheart.

It’s that time of year again when the Harris family sponsor the Heats and Finals of the Molly Campbell Memorial Silver Dollars at Albion Park. It’s the only race in Australia where all starters in the Final receive a trophy. Those of you in the greyhound industry will remember that our family produced the Queensland Greyhound Form Guide from 1967 to about 2000. We’ve contiinued our ties with the greyhound industry with Bill and Colin Harris owning, training and racing greyounds, and through our sponsorship of this event.

I grew up working at the Form Guide, and moved the business online in 1998. I’ve stayed working online since then in my own business, Harris Campbell Pty Ltd, building web sites for small businesses in Brisbane, selling small business software, and the occasional side project, like Funnel Web Spiders.

I hope you get a bit of a laugh looking around this site, and maybe pick up something at the Funnel Web Spiders Shop. And Good Luck at the Dogs!

But, according to the article, Funnel web spider insecticide, it seems that they are indeed using our friend the funnel web.

• the Toowoomba Funnel Web,
• the Tree-Dwelling Funnel Web,
• find a species by its common name, and
• the very sensible information about what to do if you’re in a funnel web spider area, or.
• coolest of all, there’s a page of photos of the more common spiders as a starting point for identifying that creature that just bit you.

These are some of the best spider photos of local spiders that you’ll ever find. Note though, that across the site, a number of the photo links either don’t work or point to the wrong picture.

Officials at Lake Tawakoni State Park say the massive mosquito trap is a big attraction for some visitors, while others won’t go anywhere near it.

“At first, it was so white it looked like fairyland,” said Donna Garde, superintendent of the park about 45 miles east of Dallas.

Now imagine that it was a wall of funnel web spiders. THAT would be cool!

Actually a few years ago, I was walking at Lamington National Park. One of the pathways I was travelling along was cut into the side of a hill (OK, most of them are). So one side of the path was 1 - 1.5 metres high. On closer inspection, I noticed that all over the wall were the little silken openings of funnel web spider holes. I’m really glad I didn’t take a break and lean against that wall! (Hmmm… you know, on seconds thoughts, maybe they were trapdoor spiders…).

The article talks about how funnel web spiders can’t jump or climb up glass. I can personally attest to that. When Doug Steley and I were doing the photo shoots of the funnel web spiders for this web site, we used glass tanks and various glass setups to both view and manage the spider.

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