The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" and was first discovered in the early 2000s near Newcastle, 105 ...

There are several genera of funnel web spiders, but the most common ones in Australia are Atrax, Hadronyche, and Illawarra.

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one of the world’s deadliest spiders – and found there were three species, ...

The newly named subspecies. Photo courtesy Kane Christensen.An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most ...

One of the most common fears humans have is the fear of spiders. They can be scary, intimidating creatures but they all have ...

There are a staggering 43,000 species of spiders, and among them, the Sydney funnel-web is considered the most dangerous - ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a larger, more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders, the Sydney funnel-web spider.

Australian scientists have newly classified a bigger species of the Sydney funnel web spider, one of the world's deadliest, ...

A new, venomous Sydney funnel-web spider species was discovered in Australia, nicknamed 'Big Boy.' Space advancements continue with Stoke Space and Loft Orbital securing substantial investments, while ...