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 ...

Every November, as funnel-web spider breeding season kicks off in Australia ... and donate them for a good cause. The venom from Sydney funnel-web spiders, considered among the most dangerous ...

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 ...

Funnel webs are considered one of Australia’s most fearsome spiders, but their ability to kill humans is by accident rather than design, our new research shows.

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 ...

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 ...