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

Thanks to science, the deadliest spider in the world revealed a long-held secret that could have implications for those who ...

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

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

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

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned the ...

Spiders in particular stand out. For decades, the iconic Sydney funnel-web spider has fueled stories of dangerous, sometimes deadly encounters. Known for its strong fangs and fast-acting venom, it ...

The lethal Sydney funnel-web spider, nicknamed “Hercules,” was discovered on the Central Coast, approximately 50 miles north of Sydney. A fortuitous discovery by a member of the public has led to the ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which ... Male Atrax robustus spiders (Sydney funnel-web spiders) are responsible for over 10 deaths a year. That said, there are plenty of other harmless ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk ... Male Atrax robustus spiders (Sydney funnel-web spiders) are responsible for over 10 deaths a year. That said, there are plenty of other ...

Researchers reclassify the infamous Sydney funnel-web spider into three distinct species: Atrax robustus, Atrax montanus, and Atrax christenseni. Led by a team from the Leibniz Institute ...