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FOUND: Deadly male funnel web spider hercules breaks record as biggest ever discovered - You Need To See This

The Sydney funnel web spider (Atrax robustus) named Hercules is the biggest male specimen ever found.  (Image credit: Australian Reptile Park)

The largest male specimen yet of the most venomous spider in the world has been found in Australia.

"Hercules," a funnel-web spider, is 3.1 inches (7.9 centimeters) from hairy foot to hairy foot, according to the Associated Press — about the same diameter as an Olympic gold medal.

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