Thanks to science, the deadliest spider in the world revealed a long-held secret that could have implications for those who ...

Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

Certain spider bites can take down a small animal, but very few are lethal to humans. In most cases, a poisonous spider bite on humans results in pain, swelling, vomiting, dizziness, headaches ...

They also, through some quirk of evolution, secrete a venom more deadly to humans than any other spider. There are dozens of funnel-web species in Australia, but the most venomous of the bunch is the ...

They also, through some quirk of evolution, secrete a venom more deadly to humans than any other spider. There are dozens of funnel-web species in Australia, but the most venomous of the bunch is ...

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“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax robustus centres on the North Shore of Sydney and the Central Coast, and the ...

Rod Crawford, the Burke Museum's arachnid expert at the University of Washington, told the outlet: "True human spider ... Sydney funnel-web spider's standing as the most dangerous spider globally ...

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.

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel ... among funnel-web spiders," lead researcher Stephanie Loria said in a statement. "The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax ...

A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the world’s deadliest spiders ... of Sydney funnel-web spider living in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state.