A giant funnel-web spider, named Hemsworth, has been recognized as the largest of its kind ever recorded by the Australian ...

Certain types of funnel-web spiders (Hadronyche spp., Atrax spp. and Illawarra spp.) are notorious for their strong venom ...

While the quickest recorded death from a Sydney funnel-web spider was a toddler at 13 minutes, the average is closer to 76 ...

Here are six of the scariest spiders to look out for and steer clear of. There are many species of sac spiders, but the ...

Spiders are known to learn about predators, prey, potential mates, and their overall environment from vibrations carried by their webs. Funnel-weaving spiders in particular connect their webs to ...

One of the world’s deadliest spiders could hold the key to saving the lives of people who’ve had heart attacks, according to research by Australian scientists.

The next time you sweep away a cobweb without a second thought, consider this: the silken structure is an engineering marvel. According to new research published last week in Current Biology, a ...

In Australia, residents are urged to capture funnel-web spiders, despite their deadly reputation. These spiders' venom is crucial for producing life-saving antivenom, especially during breeding ...

British spider webs can be grouped into seven broad types based on their architecture: orb, sheet, tangle, funnel, lace, radial and purse. But even within each group, different species put their own ...

In the study, published in Current Biology, the team observed 60 Agelenopsis pennsylvanica or Pennsylvania funnel-web spiders as part of the study - some from urban areas and some from rural.

Emma works from a tiny office known as the spider milking room. On a typical day, she milks - or extracts the venom from - 80 of these Sydney funnel-web spiders. On three of the four walls there ...