There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over the Big Boy ...

Deep within the rainforests of Panama lives a mysterious funnel web spider so secretive it had never been filmed in the wild until now. Closely related to the infamous Australian funnel web ...

Australia is known for its deadly creatures of unusual size. From the saltwater crocodile to the box jellyfish and even the eastern brown snake, these creatures are just a sampling of the critters ...

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 funnel-web spiders ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a ...

Dr Tim Flannery, a mammologist and bush wildlife expert from the Australian Museum, thinks the testiness of our creatures has ...

Queensland researchers have developed a revolutionary drug called IB409, made using funnel web spider venom, that works by ...

Finding a spider in a pair of shoes, a laundry basket, or in a closet is never a pleasant experience. As Australia is famous for its diverse creatures and its frightening spiders, people that live in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a ...

Sydneysiders have been warned about a surge of the world’s most venomous spider as the wet season approaches — but are urged ...

A team of University of Queensland researchers has revealed why male funnel web spiders develop much deadlier venom than their female counterparts. Science X Daily and the Weekly Email Newsletter are ...

Some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet are not the ones with the sharpest teeth or the largest bodies. They are, in many cases, small enough to sit on a fingernail. The blue-ringed octopus ...