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, are not especially toxic nor aggressive.

The Australian Reptile Park in Sydney says this has been a “very slow” funnel-web season so far but a spike in the numbers of the highly venomous spiders is expected in the coming months.

Perhaps the most famous group of spiders that construct funnel-shaped webs is the Australian funnel-web spiders ... create webs low down on grassy fields that become visible when dew forms ...

These conditions are when the arachnids thrive most. The Australian Reptile Zoo is encouraging people to catch funnel web spiders - if they spot them - safely and to hand it in for its antivenom ...

An Australian zoo has put out an unusual but urgent appeal for public donations of funnel-web spiders, one of the world’s most venomous arachnids. The Australian Reptile Park on Feb 25 called ...

Dr Shaun Francis, The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Queensland Funnel-web spiders are found around Sydney and the east coast. Other big black spiders are found Australia-wide. Credit: Getty Images ...

Sydneysiders can expect are surge in funnel-web spiders this autumn. Picture: Supplied Australian Reptile Park seeking funnel web spider donations. Picture: Supplied Spider keeper Emma Teni said ...

Professor Glenn King with a live female funnel web spider in this lab at the University of Queensland. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian Discovered in 2016, the molecule in the venom of ...

Spider keeper Emma Teni of the Australian Reptile Park expects a spike in Sydney funnel-web numbers.Credit: Janie Barrett “You will notice at this time of year, spider activity is just more ...

An Australian zoo is urging the public to catch and donate the world’s deadliest spiders to support its lifesaving antivenom programme. The Australian Reptile Park in Sydney says this has been a “very ...