The world’s most venomous spider is a species complex: systematics of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atracidae: Atrax robustus)

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Hey, if anyone needed positive news, scientists in Australia working on funnel-web spider systematics have named a new species, Atrax christenseni, after examining specimen collections. Why is this news positive? Because spiders are cool and so is def…

RP @wizentrop.bsky.social: ICYMI: World’s most venomous spider, Sydney funnel-web spider, is actually a species complex. This study focused on 3 species: Atrax robustus, A. montanus, and A. christenseni (new). Two additional species exist (alpine and coas…

ICYMI: World’s most venomous spider, Sydney funnel-web spider, is actually a species complex. This study focused on 3 species: Atrax robustus, A. montanus, and A. christenseni (new). Two additional species exist (alpine and coastal) but were not included …

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