Researchers have discovered that spider webs serve as fascinating collectors of genetic material from nearby vertebrates. In ...

Few spiders anywhere combine speed and lethality the way the Sydney funnel-web does. Native to a narrow band of eastern ...

Researchers stumbled onto something unexpected lurking inside ordinary spider webs, and it is quietly changing how scientists track wildlife without ever setting eyes on a single animal.

Australian Reptile Park spider expert Rob Porter milks a male Sydney funnel-web spider to create antivenom in 2001. Sydney Morning Herald Picture by Andrew Taylor, Fairfax Media via Getty Images It’s ...

Like most spiders, it's the females of this species that are larger than the males. However, it is the males most responsible ...

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned ...

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly to humans than that of any other spider, the iconic Sydney funnel-web has ...

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Sydneysiders have been warned about a surge of the world’s most venomous spider as the wet season approaches — but are urged not to kill them.

Funnel spider webs are unexpectedly intriguing and it's pretty easy to identify any one in your home. Don't worry -- the inhabitants are typically harmless.