If you're still struggling to identify a funnel-web spider, this spider identification app should be able to help. Mouse spiders can be as dangerous as funnel web spiders; here's how to tell them ...

Sydneysiders can expect to see a lot more spiders, including deadly funnel-webs, as weather becomes perfect for arachnids.

These, and the similarly venomous mouse spiders (Missulena), are not altogether uncommon. However, even comparatively mundane spiders are often presented as something more formidable. "Things like ...

Penfold's over enthusiastic cleaning leads to the collapse of the World Wide Web and the awakening of the long-forgotten gigantic World Wide Spider. Tackling this ginormous arachnid ought to be a ...