SYDNEY After dealing with catastrophic fires then flooding and hailstorms, Australians are being warned to watch out for one of the world’s most deadly spiders due to what experts call “perfect conditions” for the arachnid to thriveIn a video posted to the Australian Reptile Park Facebook page, spokesman Dan Rumsey said the escalated threat from the spiders is weather-related. “Because of the recent rain and now the hot days we are now experiencing, funnel-web spiders will start to move around.” He added, “Funnel-web spiders are potentially one of the most dangerous spiders on the planet in terms of a bite towards a human.” A female Sydney funnelweb Spider photographed on November 2004 at the Reptile Park at Gosford. (Creative Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0) Rumsey said the spiders that are now out and about are mostly male spiders in search of females. The spider is nocturnal and extremely sensitive to sunlight. As reported by AustralianGeographic.com, males wander at night in search of a mate. Ranger Mick from the Australian
