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The common black house spider: a case of mistaken identity
How to tell a black house spider from a funnel-web spider.
How to tell a black house spider from a funnel-web spider.
Funnel webs are considered one of Australia’s most fearsome spiders, but their ability to kill humans is by accident rather than design, our new research shows.