Steve Fitch
Labyrinth spider.....
We don't actually have any funnel web spiders in the UK. The Sydney Funnel-web Spider (Atrax robustus) and the Northern Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche formidabilis) are both found on the other side of the planet in Australasia. However, that doesn't stop people's imaginations running wild when they see a funnel-shaped spider web in their garden hedge. (so what bit me on the ass last year is still a mystery!!!}....¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Lol!!!!
At this time of the year, the funnel webs in our gardens are normally the work of Labyrinth spiders. Labyrinths are common, shy little critters, and being a dull grey-brown colour they go largely unnoticed. It's only when they start building their webs that they draw attention to themselves.
At one end of the web there's a funnel shaped retreat. It's this funnel which can cause people to worry unnecessarily. In fact the web is really quite a magical piece of defensive architecture, designed to protect the spiders eggs.
© All rights reserved Steve Fitch. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Labyrinth spider.....
We don't actually have any funnel web spiders in the UK. The Sydney Funnel-web Spider (Atrax robustus) and the Northern Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche formidabilis) are both found on the other side of the planet in Australasia. However, that doesn't stop people's imaginations running wild when they see a funnel-shaped spider web in their garden hedge. (so what bit me on the ass last year is still a mystery!!!}....¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Lol!!!!
At this time of the year, the funnel webs in our gardens are normally the work of Labyrinth spiders. Labyrinths are common, shy little critters, and being a dull grey-brown colour they go largely unnoticed. It's only when they start building their webs that they draw attention to themselves.
At one end of the web there's a funnel shaped retreat. It's this funnel which can cause people to worry unnecessarily. In fact the web is really quite a magical piece of defensive architecture, designed to protect the spiders eggs.
© All rights reserved Steve Fitch. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.