The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider was first described in 1877. Since then, scientists have developed a better understanding of ...

In Australia, residents are urged to capture funnel-web spiders, despite their deadly reputation. These spiders' venom is ...

Mary Glantz was in her room at a Hampton Inn in Columbia, South Carolina, last Friday night during a trip visiting friends when her phone began pinging furiously with messages at 9:30 p.m.

The largest male specimen of the world’s most poisonous spider has been found The largest ... a new home after being discovered north of Sydney, Australia.

There are around 40,000 species of spider and most are venomous. But, thankfully, only a handful pose a threat to humans. Including the male Sydney funnel-web spider. Its venom is 60 times as ...

There are around 40,000 species of spider and most are venomous. But, thankfully, only a handful pose a threat to humans. Including the male Sydney funnel-web spider. Its venom is 60 times as ...

The complex mating rituals of the Sydney funnel-web spider have now been described in detail for the first time, with sexual routines including leg and body vibrations and female lifting filling a ...

Spider bites (other than the funnel-web) can be so delicate ... Queensland Funnel-web spiders are found around Sydney and the east coast. Other big black spiders are found Australia-wide.

Spiders: The venom of the Sydney Funnel web spider is a complex chemical cocktail – designed to take out a variety of victims its venom is fast acting and highly effective – and without anti ...