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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katy Clifton

Monstrous funnel-web spider ‘Herculese’ breaks record in Australia

Australia Reptile Park

The largest male specimen of the world’s most poisonous arachnid has been found by a member of the public in Australia.

The deadly Sydneyfunnel-web spider, dubbed Hercules, was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and initially given to a local hospital.

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