6 A funnel web at Foxground, NSW
Identification history
| Hadronyche sp. (genus) | 10 Jan 2025 | NateKingsford | ||
| Hadronyche sp. (genus) | 3 Sep 2024 | JoelStibbardBCT | ||
| Hadronyche versuta | 2 Sep 2024 | howie |
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3 comments
NateKingsford
wrote:
13 Sep 2024
Thanks for the sighting! Where about was this found, a general location such as suburb would be very helpful
JoelStibbardBCT
wrote:
18 Sep 2024
Hi Nate. The record has a GPS location associated with it, being south of Barren Grounds Nature Reserve and to the North East of Berry
howie
wrote:
18 Sep 2024
Hi folks,
Joel's location ID is pretty good. We are in Foxground and our southern boundary is Barren Grounds Nature Reserve.
You might note that the spider is in a bottle at the time of the photo. That is because I needed it for ID purposes at Shoalhaven Hospital, having just been bitten by it on the end of my finger! Fortunately it was a "dry" bite which apparently is common with that species when it is more interested in protection instead of food. Nevertheless it was the most instantaneous painful bite I have ever had including bull ants etc.
The full saga ended after an ambulance trip to the hospital where the staff were magnificent and 5 hours of observation showed no envenomation.
The staff called the spider "Clancy", looked after him very well after the ID. We brought Clancy back to our property and left him in the forest near to where it was found. I was bitten when I was cutting up a thin dead eucalypt for firewood and was not wearing gloves!
Joel's location ID is pretty good. We are in Foxground and our southern boundary is Barren Grounds Nature Reserve.
You might note that the spider is in a bottle at the time of the photo. That is because I needed it for ID purposes at Shoalhaven Hospital, having just been bitten by it on the end of my finger! Fortunately it was a "dry" bite which apparently is common with that species when it is more interested in protection instead of food. Nevertheless it was the most instantaneous painful bite I have ever had including bull ants etc.
The full saga ended after an ambulance trip to the hospital where the staff were magnificent and 5 hours of observation showed no envenomation.
The staff called the spider "Clancy", looked after him very well after the ID. We brought Clancy back to our property and left him in the forest near to where it was found. I was bitten when I was cutting up a thin dead eucalypt for firewood and was not wearing gloves!
Location information
- Coordinates 150.738783-34.714314
- Places Foxground, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Aug 2024 12:06 PM Recorded on
- howie Recorded by
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Collections
howie NatureMapr South Coast Hadronyche sp. (genus) Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae) Spiders
Species information
- Hadronyche sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A funnel web Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1588.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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