Australia, funnel-web spider

A funnel-web spider has been donated to the Australian Reptile Park with a record-breaking size, and they named it Hemsworth.
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This week the Australian Reptile Park welcomed a lethal new resident who they say is the biggest male funnel-web spider ever recorded at 9.2cm from ‘foot to foot’ – and he is named Hemsworth.
A record-breaking funnel-web spider has been named after the Hemsworth brothers in a bizarre tribute by the Australian ...