What is this spider?

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The largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous spider has been found in Australia: "The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney ... The spider measured 7.9 centimeters (3.1 inches) from foot to foot"

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Clemson scientist: Study shows Joro spiders ‘here to stay,’ spreading fast

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Human Blood Is An Aphrodisiac For The Vampire Spider - Now, stick with us, that could actually be a good thing.

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Everyone should start counting spiders - Our collective arachnid aversion could be causing us to overlook something even scarier: Spiders may be disappearing.

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Jewel of the forest: New electric blue tarantula species discovered in Thailand

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Hauntingly huge spider spotted in Australia (2017)

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Spiders Seduced Into Yielding Secrets of Web - New York Times September 1985

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"My Tarantula had babies"

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Joro spiders aren’t scary. They’re shy - New study suggests the massive spiders are gentle giants, mean people no harm

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Number 16 (c. 1973 – 2016) ... was a wild female trapdoor spider ... that lived in North Bungulla Reserve near Tammin, Western Australia. She died in 2016, at an estimated age of 43 years, and is the longest-lived spider recorded to date.

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Why so many of us are casual spider-murderers (2021)

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Brown Widows Are Winning the Fight for Your Attic and Garage - The arachnids, which probably migrated to the United States from South Africa, seem to be attacking black widow spiders in some parts of the country.

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'Rare and giant' trapdoor spider species, Euoplos dignitas, discovered in Brigalow Belt

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