Hadronyche venenata, also known as the Tasmanian funnel-web spider, is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1927 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.[1]
The species occurs in eastern Tasmania, where it is known from forested parts of the Ben Lomond, Flinders and Tasmanian South East IBRA bioregions.[1]
The spiders construct silk-lined burrows in the ground beneath decaying logs and large rocks.[2]
The species is venomous and potentially dangerous.[2] Little is known about the toxicity of its venom, though its bite is reportedly painful.[3]