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

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they’d ever seen. Fittingly named Hemsworth ...

Be it in real life or up on the big screen, they freak the hell out of me, and even merely thinking about one crawling up my leg sends shivers down my spine. Because of this phobia, one of the scenes ...

A man’s “special” encounter while enjoying a late night walk in rural Australia has captivated millions of people around the world. Robin Sinclair, a field ecologist living and working at Mt Gibson ...

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Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname “Big Boy ...

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has ...

Emma Teni with Hemsworth the funnel-web spider The Australian Reptile Park encourages the public to safely catch funnel-web spiders for their antivenom program, which is estimated to save up to ...

A new species of Funnel Web Spider named Atrax christenseni, at the Australian Museum, in Sydney ...