Few spiders anywhere combine speed and lethality the way the Sydney funnel-web does. Native to a narrow band of eastern Australia centered on Sydney, the species has a bite that, left untreated, can ...

Among the thousands of spider species found around the world, only a small handful are considered capable of killing a healthy adult human with their bite, and one of the most notorious lives in ...

Like most spiders, it's the females of this species that are larger than the males. However, it is the males most responsible for bites to humans.

Queensland researchers have developed a revolutionary drug called IB409, made using funnel web spider venom, that works by preventing cell death during heart attacks and strokes. For the first time, ...

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

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park, where it will help ...