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The funnel web spider is in the class arthropod. It lives in the forest regions of Australia on the island of Tasmania. It also lives on the far eastern region of Australia. The spider is a glossy dark brown to a black carapace. It mainly eats insect. The funnel web spider often sdtays in a burrow for protection. When going to mate the male finds his way to the females burrow using her scent. The female lays an egg sac with over 100 eggs in it. We use the spider species to keep the bug population down. It is not endangered and does not have any notable ancestors.

Sources amonline.net.au/factsheet/funnel-web.htm Jenny Tesar Spiders Black Birch, 1993