Explore an encounter with an Australian funnel web spider and learn more about this fascinating species. The video highlights ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Newcastle funnel-web spider has a body length of more than 9cm - Kane Christensen A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large black funnel web spider on a white background with a coin to illustrate its size. The largest male specimen yet of the ...

Scientists studying the most venomous spider in the world have found the venom of some varies depending on circumstances—which could provide insights into how they could be of use for human health. Dr ...

With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world's most venomous arachnid — discovered by chance — has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park, where it ...

A team of University of Queensland researchers has revealed why male funnel web spiders develop much deadlier venom than their female counterparts. Led by UQ's Associate Professor Bryan Fry, the team ...

An Australian spider enthusiast, Kane Christensen, has been part of a groundbreaking discovery with the identification of a new species of funnel-web spider. The new species, named Atrax christenseni, ...

The funnel-web, which measured in at 9.2cm, was donated to the park’s antivenom program this week, making it the biggest male funnel-web ever donated. An average sized funnel-web spider. Picture: ...

The park, near Gosford on the NSW Central Coast, was on the receiving end of the biggest male funnel-web spider to ever be donated to its antivenene program and, appropriately, the 7.9cm nightmare ...

Scientists have stumbled upon a possible new species of funnel-web spider near Jervis Bay on the New South Wales south coast. Scientists from the Australian National University found the large female ...

A team of researchers has revealed why male funnel web spiders develop much deadlier venom than their female counterparts. The team has spent 20 years investigating delta-hexatoxins, the venom ...