The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was long thought to be a single species. But it’s actually three different ...

Chances are it's not what you think, nor fear. Your garden may simply be home to one of the many large garden spiders, which, despite their resemblance to Australia's notorious funnel-web spider ...

As summer approaches in Australia, residents are being warned to be on the lookout for one of the country's deadliest species of spider during mating season. The heads up is not simply to avoid ...

And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock ... can afford it. An Australian zoo is urging the public to catch and donate the world’s deadliest spiders to support its ...

Spider keeper Emma Teni of the Australian Reptile Park expects a spike ... the world’s deadliest spider. Not enough spiders were handed in this summer for milking, putting its antivenom program ...

An Australian zoo has put out an unusual but urgent appeal for public donations of funnel-web spiders, one of the world ... countless Australians – would not be possible.” ...