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

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists.

Christensen said: There are several genera of funnel web spiders, but the most common ones in Australia are Atrax, Hadronyche, and Illawarra. They vary in size and color, usually black or brown ...

Mooney Goes Wild contributor Terry Flanagan shares his latest round up of nature news. Although we are losing species at an unprecedented rate every year, it's nice to know that new species are ...

Here’s how it works. One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest.

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider ... The more common Sydney funnel-webs can grow up to 5 cm.

Scientists in Australia have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the ... to the research. The more common Sydney funnel-webs can grow up to 5cm.

In research released Monday, scientists from the Australian Museum, Flinders University and Germany's Leibniz Institute discovered there are three species of Sydney funnel-web spiders instead of one.

A new species of funnel-web spider has been discovered in Newcastle, Australia - even larger and more venomous than common Sydney funnel-web spiders. Picture: Kane Christensen A new species of ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists ... for the more common Sydney funnel-web. "This particular spider is ...