In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...

Here are some spiders that can be deadly towards humans or can cause certain level of harm from which you should be stay away.

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 ...

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to a surge in environmental noise. The sounds of traffic, airplanes, ...

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If you suspect a brown recluse spider bite, start by thoroughly washing the area with soap and water. Apply an antibiotic cream, such as bacitracin, to help prevent infection, and contact a healthcare ...

Of the 50,000 or so known spider species, most of them do not spin webs. They still produce silk though, and they use it for some of the other purposes we have outlined above. Spiders who do not ...

Any thread readers might think is disconnected or a side thread… they all connect. It’s a web! (Spider metaphors abound!).” Phillips also hinted at Loki’s addition to Spider-Gwen ...

Sydney funnel-web spiders are large, robust spiders with shiny, hairless bodies that are usually black or dark brown, and they live in burrows covered by webbing that forms a funnel-shaped entrance.

These spiders won't make for an attraction at the zoo but instead will be used to create an antivenom. The venom of the male funnel-web spiders is used for a special lifesaving antivenom programme run ...

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.

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 ...