If you are bitten by a large, black spider in Australia, the medical advice is to treat is as an emergency. However, not all ...

A Colossal Arachnid Discovery In a remarkable turn of events, the largest male funnel-web spider ever recorded has found a ...

Related: Meet ‘Big Boy’ the funnel-web spider Kane’s hunch that there was more than one species of funnel-web was shared by the late arachnologist Dr Michael Gray at the Australian Museum. “Mike ...

Perhaps the most famous group of spiders that construct funnel-shaped webs is the Australian funnel-web spiders. There are 36 of them and some are dangerous as they produce a fast-acting and ...

Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

Although terrifying, the Sydney funnel-web spider is an intriguing part of Australian biodiversity, and this discovery underlines the need for continued research even into the best-known species.

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating revelation about Australia’s iconic funnel-web spider. New research reveals that what was once thought to be one species, the Sydney funnel-web ...

With eight very long legs, the ability to dart like lightning, and the name "hunts man", it's no wonder this iconic Australian arachnid is as feared ...