Australia’s Deadliest Spider?! The Sydney funnel web spider is widely understood to be one of the most venomous spiders on earth with a handful of recorded deaths attributed to them. They are heavy bodied Mygalomorphs related to tarantulas and trapdoor spiders that are restricted to the forests of eastern Australia. Generally these spiders are quite defensive, rearing up in an intense and striking threat pose when any semblance of threat rears its head; but this male was unusually calm. Perhaps