In most spider species, the female is the more venomous of the sexes.  This is not the case with A. robustus!  In this spider species, the male is FIVE TIMES more toxic than the female, and has been responsible for all reported deaths resulting from Sydney Funnel-web bites. (ThinkQuest.org, Arachnophiliac.info, Australian Museum Online)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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