The spider is so large, its fangs could pierce and deliver their lethal venom through a human fingernail, zoo keepers said. Sydney funnel-web spiders ... and donated the giant arachnid to the ...

Giant spiders the size of a human hand have had a record breeding ... Fen Raft Spiders actively hunt their prey instead of building webs to catch their next meal. Their legs are covered in tiny ...

from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories Though females are larger, male funnel-web spiders are about six times more venomous than females. The Australian Reptile Park will ...

There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the ...

rather than rely on building webs. Chester Zoo said: "Ten years ago we helped release thousands of giant spiders back into the UK! "The Fen Raft Spiders were bred right here at the zoo ...

A new study has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others. By analyzing the venoms of more than 70 different spider species, the team explored whether factors such as ...

Joro spiders, those scary-looking critters that can apparently fly through the air when their giant webs are lifted by the ... would transmit if they bit a human would be very small and likely ...

"These spiders don't seem to care what gets in their web; they're just ... say they're not likely to bite humans or pets, or, if you live in New York City, the giant rats that roam the trash ...

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently ... lethal venom through a human fingernail, zoo keepers said. A member of the public caught and donated the giant arachnid to the Australian ...

Their legs are covered in tiny hairs that detect the slightest of vibrations on the water's surface allowing them to actively hunt, rather than rely on building webs. "The Fen Raft Spiders were ...