'Megaspider' is biggest of its kind we've ever seen, Australian reptile park says

Meet Australia's 'Megaspider,' with fangs capable of piercing human fingernails

Nicknamed"Megaspider," the arachnid measures 8 centimeters foot to foot, with fangs 2 centimeters long, the Australian Reptile Park said in a statement Friday. With a body measuring 5 centimeters , it's the largest funnel-web spider the park has ever seen, it added.

Read MoreThe funnel-web spider or Atrax robustus may be smaller, but they are"the most notorious members" of the country's spider fauna, according to the Australian Museum's website.Though not all of the 40 or so varieties of the species are dangerous,"several are renowned for their highly toxic and fast acting venom," with the male of the Sydney funnel-web spider linked to all 13 recorded human deaths, the museum said.

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