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Movement ecology of the funnel-web spider

With Dr Bruno Alves Buzatto

The funnel-web spider is a creepy crawly infamous for its venom which has the ability to kill a human in just 15 minutes. But what more do we know about the arachnids and their movements?

Hear from terrestrial ecologist and evolutionary biologist Dr Bruno Alves Buzatto, who explains how he tracks the movement of the male spiders and what we can learn from their behaviour. Bruno has an ongoing project funded by National Geographic, on the movement ecology of the famous Sydney funnel-web spider.

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Dr Bruno Alves Buzatto

Bruno is from Flinders University’s College of Science and Engineering. He is a terrestrial ecologist and evolutionary biologist whose research mainly focuses on insects and arachnids. Bruno has an ongoing project, funded by National Geographic, on the movement ecology of the famous Sydney funnel-web spider.

His research journey begun with a PhD at the University of Western Australia (UWA), dealing with alternative reproductive tactics and male weapons in terrestrial arthropods. His research has since spanned to investigate the reproductive biology of many intriguing animals, including dung beetles, earwigs, bulb mites and Australian quacking frogs.

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