Hunter funnel-web spider boom following floods and heavy rain

Updated March 24 2021 - 1:10pm, first published 1:06pm
Pictures: Australian Reptile Park

WET weather and flooding, followed by a hot spell, has created perfect conditions for an infestation of the deadly funnel-web spider.

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