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

"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.

The dark, glossy and large spiders are considered among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans. The current antivenom is already effective against a wide variety of funnel-web spider bites, ...

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 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 ...

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.

The world's most venomous spider is a frightening creature that's killed 13 people, with experts warning that it could "kill a toddler in five minutes". Of the staggering 43,000 venomous spider ...

Lions, the king's of the jungle, are exceptionally dangerous apex predators. The imposing beasts dominate rural Africa and are capable of ripping people to shreds. Although they're much smaller, ...

as they are about six times more venomous than females.Funnel-web spiders, whose most dangerous species lives in and around Sydney, are known for their deadly, fast-acting venom. Before 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 the ...