While they may incite fear due to their impressive dimensions, these spiders play crucial roles in their ecosystems and have become subjects of significant scientific interest and study.

Venomous spiders are spreading across the UK and hospitalising a record number of people. Only 10 species currently in the country have the fangs and jaw muscles needed to penetrate human skin. The ...

Official NHS data shows that almost 100 people were hospitalised with suspected spider bites which is four times ... after first being imported in a banana shipment in the late 19th century.

A new species of Funnel Web Spider named Atrax christenseni and nicknamed 'Big Boy'. (Photo: Reuters) The same antivenom is effective in treating bites from "Big Boy", scientists said. "Sometimes you ...

The current antivenom is already effective against a wide variety of funnel-web spider bites, including the newly discovered "Big Boy." Only male Sydney funnel-web spiders have venom that can kill ...

Pennsylvania may not be known for its abundance of venomous spiders, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t lurking around. The state is home to several species considered dangerous, with bites that can ...

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider ... is effective in treating bites from "Big Boy", scientists ...

Harry Bolton, who died of sepsis in 2022 after a suspected spider bite left a gaping wound in his back Credit: Just Giving The noble false widow was first imported to the UK in a banana shipment ...