Australian zoo finds its biggest-ever funnel-web spider [Video]

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they had ever seen.See the funnel-web spider Hemsworth in the video aboveFittingly named Hemsworth, the spider spans 9.2 centimeters (about 3.6 inches) from foot to foot, according to the Australian Reptile Park. It surpasses the record set by the park’s previous biggest, Hercules, which measured 7.9 centimeters (3.1 inches) and was donated in January 2024.“Hemsworth, he’s different. He is the biggest spider,” said the park’s spider keeper, Emma Teni, in a video posted on its official Facebook page.The spider is named after the Hemsworth brothers — Chris, Liam and Luke — who are among some of the most notable Australian actors in Hollywood.“This spider was just so big in comparison to his peers it reminded me of Chris Hemsworth and his brothers and how …