The spider measured 3.1 inches (7.9 centimeters) from foot to foot, surpassing the park's previous record-holder from 2018, the male funnel-web named "Colossus." ...

Imagine being a male firefly when suddenly the telltale flashing of a female catches your eye. Enthralled, you speed toward love’s embrace — only to fly headfirst into a spider’s web.

Colossus, the male funnel-web spider, was the last arachnid to hold the record for ARP's largest male in the antivenom program. The spider joined the program in 2018.