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The world's most venomous spider is a frightening creature that's killed 13 people, with experts warning that it could "kill a toddler in five minutes". Of the staggering 43,000 venomous spider ...

You dislodge a rotting log in your yard and immediately recoil at the sight of a spider. The creature is black, shiny, and has eight thick, armoured legs. It is not ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger. When ...

Australian scientists have newly classified a bigger species of the Sydney funnel web spider, one of the world's deadliest, saying the new species could inject more venom. The new funnel web species ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different ...

A giant funnel-web spider, named Hemsworth, has been recognized as the largest of its kind ever recorded by the Australian Reptile Park. Found in Newcastle, about 120 kilometers north of Sydney, this ...

An Australian spider enthusiast, Kane Christensen, has been part of a groundbreaking discovery with the identification of a new species of funnel-web spider. The new species, named Atrax christenseni, ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...