The 10 largest spiders in the world seem straight out of science fiction, with legs from 5.5 inches to over a FOOT wide.

It's the world's largest spider — and the heaviest ... With a leg span that can reach up to 10 inches (25.4 centimeters), it's like encountering a dinner plate scuttling across the forest ...

They say good things come in threes—but is that true even for the most venomous spider in the world? Scientists in ... the Newcastle funnel-web was nicknamed “Big Boy” since it is the ...

A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big boy’, has officially been discovered in Australia- and immediately became one of the deadliest arachnids in the world. The Sydney funnel-back spider ...

which has the largest collection of funnel-web spiders in the world. The scientists closely observed the specimens under a microscope and analyzed their genetics. The Sydney funnel-web spider ...

It's the world's largest spider — and the heaviest ... With a leg span that can reach up to 10 inches (25.4 centimeters), it's like encountering a dinner plate scuttling across the forest floor.