A team of scientists led by The University of Western Australia has discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders in the ...

The new spider, named Kwonkan nemoralis, was found during an expedition to Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region.

But they’re not the only crawlies on the move, and more will come as the climate warms. Michaela Gower reports. A few years ...

A team of scientists led by The University of Western Australia has discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders in the Kimberley region, marking ...

"Spiders do not usually run towards people when they sense danger. This would be like humans running towards something like ...

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 ...

The Australian native huntsman spider is a common creature to spot in some parts of the country - most commonly in Auckland, as well as in parts of the South Island. But in the last few months, locals ...

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 ...

Residents have spotted the species twice in the past few months, and an expert weighs in on if we should be worried.

The other was Kwonkan fluctellus which was described using specimens held by the Western Australian Museum. Wilson has revealed that details of more spiders in the genus will soon be announced.

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 ...