If you are bitten by a large, black spider in Australia, the medical advice is to treat is as an emergency. However, not all ...

Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

It is one of over 35 species of funnel-web spiders found in Australia. The spider’s body is 0.4-2 inches long, with legs around 2.36-2.75 inches long. Males are smaller than females, but the male’s ...

From the cobwebs that drape the corners of our basements to the webs spun gracefully in our gardens, spiders are ubiquitous creatures often entangled in a web of fear and fascination. While most of ...

From the cobwebs that drape the corners of our basements to the webs spun gracefully in our gardens, spiders are ubiquitous creatures often entangled in a web of fear and fascination. While most of ...

Here are some of the scariest spiders to look out for and steer clear of. There are several funnel-web spiders, but the most well-known is the Atrax robustus. These arachnids, found in Australia ...

Perhaps the most famous group of spiders that construct funnel-shaped webs is the Australian funnel-web spiders. There are 36 of them and some are dangerous as they produce a fast-acting and ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed. Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species ...