The Goliath birdeater doesn't just it birds. It also eats small rodents, frogs and insects. Milan Zygmunt / Shutterstock ...

Of the staggering 43,000 venomous spider species worldwide, the Sydney funnel-web stands out for its lethal bite. What makes this Australian species the deadliest in the world is its swift ...

Although its venom is the deadliest in the world, no one in Australia has died of a funnel-web bite since the introduction of ...

The Newcastle funnel-web was found to be the most venomous of the three, making it the most venomous spider in the world. "While funnel-web bites are the most severe among spiders, they are not ...

Almost every Australian is taught, from a very young age, to be cautious around the funnel-web spider ... in the world, no one in Australia has died of a funnel-web bite since the introduction ...

The Goliath birdeater spider, native to South America's rainforests, is the biggest spider in the world, with a leg span reaching up to 12 inches (31 cm). The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, ...

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

A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the world’s deadliest spiders ... funnel-web, the largest and most formidable of the three. The bigger the spider, the bigger its bite ...

The Australian Reptile Park recently recorded its largest male funnel-web spider ... venom can become a lifesaving cure for funnel-web spider bites ...

It's the world's largest spider — and the heaviest ... stalks the jungle floors of South America and packs a painful bite which can also be dangerous to humans. This family of species has ...

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 ... as a result of funnel-web bites. Since its introduction ...