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A large dark-brown spider on a leaf.

A large brown and black spider on grass.

Image of spider expert Ben Shoard holding a large sealed jar with a female Australian redback spider inside.

"But a lot of the time it's just this reputation and fear around funnel-webs that gets everyone going: 'This must be a funnel-web spider.'"

A man holding a funnel-web spider.

"The recorded deaths from a funnel-web spider bite stands at 13 but there have been no fatalities since 1981 when an antivenom became available,"
Dr Buzatto said.

Smallish black spider on a web.

"They look different to someone like me who spends a huge amount of time staring at spiders and looking at little fine details,"
Mr Shoard said.

Large, shiny, black spider on the ground.

Large black spider with prominent spinnerets on a neutral background.

A shiny, black spider on bark.

A small black spider with enormous fangs.

A large, dark brown spider with large fangs on garden leaves.

A large black spider with a bronze-coloured abdomen and tan legs.

Large black and tan spider peeking out of a hole.

Small to medium sized spider with small fangs in a web.

Large, slender spider with two prominent eyes.

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