Scientists from Australia and Germany have classified a new, highly venomous species of spider, Atrax christenseni, known as ...

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a ‘giant’ species of Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest.

What it eats: Insects, lizards, frogs and other small reptiles Why it's awesome: Arachnophobes may not appreciate the ...

It is something researchers have suspected for 20 years. Now they know for sure the Newcastle funnel-web is bigger, scarier, ...

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the ...

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

Australian scientists have identified a new, larger species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, named 'Big Boy'. This species, Atrax christenseni, was discovered near Newcastle by Kane Christensen.

It’s not always what a spider does, but how it looks that can make it seem so extreme. Which brings us to: 2. The Giant Huntsman Spider, With The Largest Leg Span Among Arachnids The giant ...

THOUSANDS of giant fish-eating spiders the size of your hand have come back from the "brink of extinction". A map has revealed where colonies of the fen raft spider are lurking after the critters ...