Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to ...

But researchers have taken a closer look at this spider and discovered something unexpected: it isn’t a single species at all. This male ... which researchers at the Australian Reptile Park ...

All 13 recorded deaths—and many serious bites—from funnel-web spiders were caused by the Sydney funnel-web spider. So why would the Australian Reptile Park need donations of this deadly arachnid?

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 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 ...

Intrigued, researchers collected funnel-web spiders from the Sydney region and compared them with specimens held in the Australian Museum ... to be effective across all the species, the new ...

Known for their fast-acting venom, funnel web spiders are both fascinating and intimidating. The family of Australian funnel web spiders includes the Sydney funnel web spider (Atrax robustus), a ...

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Fittingly named Hemsworth, the spider spans 9.2 centimeters (about 3.6 inches) from foot to foot, according to the Australian Reptile Park. It surpasses the record set by the park’s previous ...