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 ...

A two-year study into the Australian wishbone spiders by experts from Queensland Museum, Western Australian Museum and the University of Western Australia has resulted in the description of 55 species ...

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly to humans than that of any other spider, the iconic Sydney funnel-web has ...

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NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia – A reptile park in Australia is warning residents to keep their eyes peeled for a large, deadly spider species as summer approaches. The funnel-web spider is one of ...

This video investigates Australian spider species known for hunting in large swarms, a behavior rarely seen among arachnids. It documents how thousands of spiders coordinate movement, webbing, and ...

New Zealanders might want to check their luggage twice — because some eight-legged travelers may be making themselves at home. Giant Australian spiders, like huntsman spiders, are showing up in ...

They say good things come in threes—but is that true even for the most venomous spider in the world? Scientists in Germany and Australia have reclassified one of the world’s most infamous arachnids.

During a recent field trip through southern Australia, a group of researchers collected a number of “unusual” orb-weaving spiders. The tiny critters’ long, cylindrical abdomen resembled other species’ ...

In western Australia, in a patch of ancient forest undisturbed by people, researchers set up pitfall traps with the goal of collecting elusive spiders. Their survey yielded two rare female specimens ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned the ...