The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

Although its venom is the deadliest in the world, no one in Australia has died of a funnel-web bite since the introduction of ...

"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax ...

Now scientists in Australia have discovered a new funnel-web spider which is even bigger and more venomous. Kane Christensen ...

Let's talk about the woodlouse spider, an arachnid with a unique hunting style and impressive jaws. Known scientifically as ...

Venomous spiders are spreading across the UK and hospitalising a record number of people. Only 10 species currently in the country have the fangs and jaw muscles needed to penetrate human skin. The ...

There are more than 43,000 species of spider in the world and one of them "can kill a toddler in five minutes".

A ustralian scientists officially confirmed the existence of a new venomous funnel-web spider species, named Big Boy (Atrax ...

The dreaded Sydney funnel web spider from Australia is one of the most venomous spiders in the world. Researchers have now ...

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

“Big boy” funnel-web was initially discovered in the early 2000s, but has now been officially confirmed by Australian ...