Nature lover Robyn McLennan stumbled upon a frightening sight while taking pictures at a winery in Victoria, Australia, last week: a highly venomous redback spider taking on a deadly eastern brown ...

Sponsor Message Funnel web spiders are one of only two types of arachnids that have caused deaths in Australia in the past, according to the Australian Museum. (The other is the redback spider.) ...

“Lucky our pet redback found it and killed it for us ... This isn’t the first time a large Australian spider has terrified the internet. In October, jaws dropped around the world after ...

In 2004, an episode titled Mister Skinnylegs was pulled off air in Australia for messaging deemed to be ‘inappropriate’ for ...

Australia's deadly redback spider has established itself in New Zealand, posing a significant risk to humans as it threatens to colonise major cities, researchers have found. The venomous redback ...

Nott told Mashable Australia via Twitter that the broccoli ... Being bitten by a redback spider could result in intense pain in the affected area, sweating, muscle weakness, and in severe cases ...

The redback spider is a very venomous species native to Australia, found all over the country. This species is also called the Australian black widow and is named after the red marking on the ...

The redback spider, a cousin of the black widow that can kill with its venom, was found in a punnet of grapes purchased at a Woolworths store in Sydney, Australia. Images posted by the 9News ...

Males also can’t produce any more sperm. Redback spiders are found throughout Australia. They live anywhere with an adequate food supply, shelter and a warm enough climate for breeding.

Australian redback spiders sniff out how much competition they have for females as they're growing up, and tailor their adult size accordingly, say Canadian researchers. Michael Kasumovic and Dr ...

In Australia, deaths have been caused only by male Sydney funnel-web spiders and redback spiders. The Australian Museum says that funnel-web spiders, particularly the males, are among the ...