Funnel web spiders (Australian funnel web spiders). Found mostly in Australia, they can be up to 1 1/2 inches long. Some of the 38 species are dangerous because their venom is highly toxic and ...

Huntsman spiders are usually the most common to see in houses and buildings, but we are also likely to see more funnel-web spiders, too. A funnel-web spider. Greeeeat. Advertisement.

Often, it’s the work of grass funnel-web spiders . Funnel-style webs are made by spiders which live low down among grass and heather. Their webs form a “large sheet of closely woven silk ...

Both the redback spider and Funnel-web are widespread across Australia. As with snakes, homeowners are advised to stay clear of the pests and call the relevant pest controllers or authorities. 3.

A massive funnel-web spider with fangs capable of piercing human fingernails has been donated to an antivenom program in Australia, sparking an appeal for its anonymous donor to come forward.

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.) ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider, dubbed "Hercules," was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, ...

Funnel-style webs are made by spiders which live low down among grass and heather. Their webs form a “large sheet of closely woven silk” which can cover patches of grass and other greenery ...