Funnel Web Style Spider Infestation Found 200 Deadly Spider Nests EDUCATIONAL VIDEO

I accidently found a major Australian Spider infestation very close to my home. This may explain why we had a rogue Male Funnel Web spider at our place in late Summer. This Funnel Web infestation is unusual for a number of reasons and this is exposed in this video. I grew up in a part of Sydney where these spiders were common, but i have never seen a massive infestation like the one in Berowra next to the Tennis Courts.
I used a Bore Camera to look down 90 Funnel Web nests to establish what I found. Funnel Web Spider holes do look very similar to Cicada holes, especially when you see a large number of them on the ground. Funnel Web spiders disguise their homes well and amongst loose leaf litter. Funnel Web Spiders live underground in a well kept web lined spider lair. The design of their nest is very impressive and would require a major amount of earth work to complete.
Funnel Web Spiders are very dangerous and deadly spiders. If you live in Australia your taught a large black ground loving Spider could be a Funnel Web. It's important to always treat these spiders as being dangerous. Funnel Web Spiders are milked of their Venom to create a Antivenom to save people after getting a Funnel Web bite. The Male Funnel Web Spiders are the most dangerous and sought after for their Venom.
The reserve where I found this Spider infestation is owned by Hornsby Council. The area needs to be cleaned up as it's made more dangerous by all the fallen tree litter piled up next to the Spider infestation. A very simple way to make it uncomfortable for these spiders is to keep it clean and free of the bugs and critters they feed on. The urban myth that Bush Turkeys clear out Spiders is a myth. I prove that in this video.
Maybe I will investigate this Spider infestation further, it would be nit to see a complete spider to fully understand who's living down the Funnel Web holes.
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[@leokimvideo]

I bet KZbin dumps this video like a Hot Potato. Because I'm not jamming a product down the audiences throat or trying to get the audience to follow affiliate links it secures this videos as a total waste of time to produce. Honestly I would trust the Deadly Funnel Web Spiders more than my Partner on KZbin.

[@russellmcphee72]

Nah mate, we see it.

[@aaronthekidofficial9912]

I prefer this over the Thomas videos. I like this content. Keep up the good work.

[@Koalacricket]

Hi Leo, I have loved your content over the years and I just want to say that you have inspired me and made me learn about spiders. Thank you so much for continuing your content and keep it up.

[@Hammer671]

Hey Leo I love this content! Your camera footage is always on target! Great job! As your fan I always love your spider videos🤩👏🏻 please keep them coming…..

[@Willven-pz3tz]

It disappoints me that KZbin shrugs off genuine creators.

[@ekindle40]

I remember when I used to binge your spider videos a few years back, awesome videos as always!!

[@Scooterbeerrun]

That's really cool how they bundle themselves up in their escape pod. You really should let the antivenom collectors know, I'm sure they'd appreciate more data on the ideal habitats of these spiders at the very least.

[@----.__]

I see you all over youtube Leo, you've got a wide and varied taste in vids, you're a man of intellect and culture. Peace from WA mate, really glad to see you're still kicking goals.

[@justanotherinternetexpert7743]

Ohh man, I live in WA as well, ....something tells me it is a different WA, tho....hahaha.... I live in WASHINGTON STATE USA, .....I assume you are talking about Western Australia??

[@charliechurch5004]

Lol me too

[@----.__]

@@justanotherinternetexpert7743 You got it in one!

[@----.__]

@@charliechurch5004 It's crazy! So many videos covering so many topics, scroll down and there's Leo!

[@1471SirFrederickBanbury]

2 videos in a day? Thank you sooo much Leo!! That’s so generous and what a wonderful video it is! “A little video goes a long way,” but 2 in a day… just wonderful! Thank you.

[@teenagefc]

Have always loved your videos and presenting style. Was originally drawn to them with your Thomas videos when my son was younger (as was your son). My word that’s a lot of spiders! The milking centre should send a team down there a grab a stack of them. The brush Turkey mound was the biggest I’ve seen…impressive work by Mr Turkey

[@brackenquinton2955]

Yikes when they close up the chamber it creeps me out

[@train_boy_1042]

This is an absolutely amazing video Leo I just love spider they’re cool and deadly for some species but still cool and still RIP teddy you will be missed forever

[@keatonsparksvideoproductions]

Haven't thought about this channel in a few years and randomly found a comment of leo on the video of ayrton sennas crash in 1994, visited the channel and found this gem. Happy to see you still posting leo!

[@WickedWitchOfTheNorth]

Turkeys & spiders what a great video I never knew they made mounds! Thanks Leo

[@taylortaylor6845]

That hiding pull the web up I have never seen how cool

[@axxomovies-he6zi]

It would be cool to set up a night camera on the spot.

[@chloeleedow7250]

Got a massive new appreciation for the cute little bandicoot 😂 snacking on funnel webs.

[@WeHe-ilysmbidkhttybikydlmb]

Always a banger

[@GruPlays_]

OMG I FOUND YOUR YT I REMEMBER WATCHING YUOR VIDEOS ALONG TIME AGO

[@ajbaker1213]

Wow I love seeing their behaviour. so interesting.

[@DeepdishBK]

Double upload 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@tonyrandall3146]

I had similar burrows around my flat in S/E Victoria... I suspected they were spiders. One night I woke in the middle of the night to go to the toilet and nearly stood on what was the meanest looking spider I've seen in my life. When I woke up in the morning I thought it was a dream, but nope it wasn't as I found where I had dropped a convex lid over it, but it was a Melbourne Trapdoor Spider... Looks similar but not nearly as dangerous.

[@charliechurch5004]

😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@charliechurch5004]

😱😱😱😱😱😱 funnel web is one of my favorites! 😂

[@papa--smurf]

Strong since 2007 💪

[@m3sca1]

My Grandpa and Uncles used to go funnelweb hunting for the anti venom side of things, they got paid for them back then. Amazing work. Over 90 holes investigated. The way they pull the silk over at the junction when threatened was amazing. I will be reposting to twittX to hopefully deter any more immigration😇👍

[@charliechurch5004]

That's awesome

[@AllAmericanWoman1390]

I freaking hate spiders so freaking much. and the visual of the spider sealing up it's escape chamber grosses the hell out of me. but i still love watching these videos. LOL!

[@EZAblinG]

The other little bugs in the holes look like springtails, little bugs that eat decaying matter

[@justanotherinternetexpert7743]

Just fascinating, ....freaking pure nightmare fuel horrifying, but .....absolutely fascinating as well!

[@therat3028]

You should keep a bunch of these lovely dovey spidery spiders as pets and breed them!

[@SuperSonicFan16Official]

Man I remember when you used to do Thomas reviews

[@bradsyoutube]

A perfect example of why I will never live in Australia. I don’t know how you do it. Beautiful country, but it would only take finding one of those spiders in my house, and I would be on the next plane out of there.

[@-Radium-]

Hello, Aussie here. You typically don’t see them *in* your house. They actually can’t climb very well, hence why they live on the ground so finding them in your house isn’t too common because they can’t get to a high up gap. That being said yes, they do still appear in your house. However I’ve never seen one inside over my 16 years of life. Usually I see them around the house, but it’s still been months since I last saw one. They’re elusive critters. But I understand you, I hate spiders, and of course I live in a country known for spiders

[@bradsyoutube]

@@-Radium- thank you! That actually helps relieve my stress about visiting Australia. I think I just watch too many videos about spiders in Australia that I started to believe they were everywhere. Lol.

[@charliechurch5004]

THANK YOU LEO for putting the feet 😂❤

[@WilliamKShank]

Safe Journey! CHOLULA!!!

[@basedhutao775]

Pog video

[@claireb9430]

Thank heavens we have a family of bandicoot in the back yard.

[@mrpingumeme391]

Leo what happened to ripoff toy

[@jasethesmiff5683]

Havent found sydney funnel webs in tassie yet..... but give it time

[@susanreeves6629]

My son and family walking in nearby park in Westmead yesterday..son filmed about 4 Funnelweb holes in a few inches space. Sent it to worry me here in NZ😢😮

[@HonchHeado]

I think the spiders took over the holes and renovated them for nesting, the males are long gone which are the worry, in mating season they are very aggressive will jump at you like 2 feet attack you.

[@dawncaron3960]

Did you said cicadas are down in some? I didnt know they borrowed i thought they were in the trees

[@joyfulmind7379]

oh dang bro

[@cherylpurdue888]

They are a beautiful spider,but deadly .

[@dawncaron3960]

Ohhhh rip teddy 😢

[@mattniven6380]

I think they are a type of trapdoor, funnel webs typically don't make their burrows in the open

[@chriswilson3698]

It’s definitely a funnel web. The black colour

[@-Radium-]

@@chriswilson3698and they have the funnel web sheen to them

[@blakeosaurus2477]

I find this very weird that the Australian reptile park only want male funnel webs

[@-Radium-]

They’ll still take males. There is a reason for wanting females mostly, I just can’t remember what the reason was

[@tomw2003]

I wouldn't even want to walk through there with my best shoes! And no way I would be poking nests with a stick!

[@bugtalk84]

There appears to be two types of creatures besides the funnel web spiders, mites and springtails.

[@MrHaydn24]

Trapdoors mostly

[@Codes808]

What suburb is this? This is a worry

[@I_eat_things1369]

Slim trap door spider

[@zackamania63]

Yup.. I’m never visiting Australia lol

[@michellestever1388]

maybe it has to do with the lack of redbacks

[@Mrleejunman]

How about a game of take it in turns to put your finger in the hole like in the flash Gordon film where they put their arms in the tree monster holes

[@EZAblinG]

R.i.p teddy

[@F14R3ing]

Rest in peace Teddy

[@robertharle6377]

Excellent video. Funnel Web spiders would sit on the bottom of my neighbours pool in Sydney. They would come to life after being fished out of the pool.

[@jackmellor5536]

If it's not funnel webs probably some kind of trap door spiders or mouse spiders

[@askavilucken8768]

Definitely not trapdoors. We have loads of them in Western Australia and they have solid doors. My husband takes photos in the outback. He even found the bird eating tarantula eeeeek

[@Myth1k4508]

yeah this is nightmare fuel man. make sure you keep the cats away from that area. Also, are the funnel webs more dangerous than redbacks? RIP Teddy :(

[@Myth1k4508]

oh shiii deffo nightmare fuel thnx bro@@AlboSleezy

[@-Radium-]

Yes they are. They’re the second most deadly in the world. Second only to the Brazilian wondering spider

[@Myth1k4508]

@@-Radium- thanks

[@user-thonasandfriends261]

Can you please make a video of finding thomas and friends toy please 🙏 😢 ❤ 😊 ☺ 💗

[@NemesisDawn]

Im not sure how true it is but, I heard Sidney female funnel web spiders dont wander far from their nest so they dont pose a real threat but its the males that pose the biggest threat to humans because they wander around looking for females. Either way, Im not a huge fan of spiders.

[@cheeseburgertim1694]

Only the male Sydney funnel web has venom that can kill humans, the females venom will make you sick, but can't kill you. That's what makes the male so dangerous as not only can the males venom kill you, the males wander looking for females and that brings males into contact with humans as they only wander at night and need to hide when the sun comes up as the sun will kill them. That's why males end up in shoes or wandering under doors into houses. Females remain in the burrows and only leave their burrows if the burrows is excavated by man or flooded by rain.

[@tonysteele3805]

I miss Barbie :(

[@DemolitionDerbyChaosShorts]

This comment section is like no other

[@gaminglime6902]

What happened to Teddy The Cat 😢

[@BNSFTrains10]

He was hit by a car at only 11 Months Old just months after his mum Little Cat died when he was 6 Months Old same cause hit by car.

[@gaminglime6902]

@@BNSFTrains10Is there a video where he covers this?

[@heleninglis9961]

​@@gaminglime6902he did a video called Redback round up & RIP Teddy...

[@lachlanburke8169]

It’s not an infestation if they’re native

[@-Radium-]

It is. They don’t have to be non-native because be an infestation

[@segro3064]

If you are in Australia you should catch the funnel webs and send them to petbarn or local reptile park there is high demand for anti venom for funnel webs I would also love to take of of your hands for my collection

[@gustavomartinez-wi8kh]

five nights at Freddy's movie

[@HonchHeado]

They're females not as aggresive