The name FunnelWeb was chosen because it contains the name WEB, which is the name of Knuth's system. It was also chosen because it has a distinctly Australian flavour.
Funnel-web spidersFunnel-webspider are found in Northern and Eastern Australia. They are about three to four centimetres long and are very poisonous. The SydneySydney Funnel-web spider (ıAtrax robustusAtrax robustus), common in Sydney, has caused the most trouble and has been responsible for several deaths. Funnel-web spiders love to crawl into temporarily discarded shoes where they later react in a hostile manner to an unsuspecting foot. They are known to hang on once they sink their fangs in. Funnel-web spiders derive their name from the shape of their webs which are horizontally-aligned narrowing tubes, open at one endANZE.
The Funnel-web spider, like the tiger snaketigersnake and the white pointer shark,white pointershark is secretly regarded by Australians as a kind of national treasure.EdnaEverageBarryHumphries
F̱ is for Funnel-web
Our furry-legged foe.
He sleeps in your slipper
And breakfasts on toe.
— One verse from ıA Megastar's Mantras: Things that Mean a Lot to Me,
by Dame Edna EverageHumphries91.