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

This phenomenon typically transpires following periods of high heat and fog. Spider colonies, comprising up to 500 members, ...

A Colossal Arachnid Discovery In a remarkable turn of events, the largest male funnel-web spider ever recorded has found a ...

A primary school-aged boy remains in hospital after he was bitten by a funnel-web spider in a popular Sydney park.

A primary school-aged boy remains in hospital after he was bitten by a funnel-web spider in a popular Sydney park. NSW Ambulance paramedics were called following reports the boy had been bitten by ...

Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s ...

Scientists discover three species of the famous “Sydney funnel-web spider”, including a larger and more poisonous one in ...

Researchers reclassify the infamous Sydney funnel-web spider into three distinct species: Atrax robustus, Atrax montanus, and Atrax christenseni. Led by a team from the Leibniz Institute, the ...

But researchers are optimistic this discovery will have practical implications for antivenom production and spider venom research in the future. “Current antivenom successfully treats all funnel-web ...

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.

Males can grow up to 9 centimeters in body length, far surpassing the average size of the classic Sydney funnel-web spider, which typically maxes out at around 5 centimeters. Big Boy boasts glossy ...

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 ...