Let's talk about the funnel web spider, one of the most notorious arachnids in the world. Known for their fast-acting venom, funnel web spiders are both fascinating and intimidating.

Researchers reclassify the infamous Sydney funnel-web spider into three distinct species: Atrax robustus, Atrax montanus, and ...

The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying ...

The world’s most dangerous spider just got deadlier. And they’re on the move, with a baby already bitten this season.

MOST spiders are totally harmless – but a select few can give you serious trouble if they bite. Complications from some of Earth’s deadliest eight-legged biters include painful erections, ...

in the leafy northern suburbs of Sydney," Dr. Smith said. Arachnologists Dr. Danilo Harms from the LIB, and Dr. Bruno Buzatto ...

Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's ...

“But if you look at the southern and the northern tree funnel-web, it’s about three in four [bites] that cause envenoming. And they’re much bigger spiders. “So if you translate that to the ...

The newly named subspecies. Photo courtesy Kane Christensen.An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most ...

The 'classic' Sydney funnel-web spider on the (left) and newly-identified Newcastle funnel-web variant 'Big Boy'. Picture: Kane Christensen In early January the Park received a spider named ...