So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a new species of arachnid–dating back to the late Carboniferous period (about 300 million years ago)–was found ... spider is. “The new fossil ...

A massive funnel web spider, believed to be the largest ever discovered, has been named after the Hemsworth brothers. During peak funnel web season this week, the Australian Reptile Park received ...

The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, holds the record for the largest leg span at around 12 inches. It prefers to hunt instead of building webs. Prehistoric spiders tended to be larger on average ...

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.

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 ...

Biggest Funnel Web Spider Ever Found Is Named After The Hemsworth Brothers. A massive funnel web spider, the largest ever discovered, has been named ‘Hemsworth’ after the famous brothers. The ...

A massive funnel web spider, believed to be the largest ever discovered, has been named after the Hemsworth brothers. During peak funnel web season this week, the Australian Reptile Park received its ...