"Just last night I jumped on the [Australian Spider Identification Page] Facebook group, and there were three or four people who posted pictures of spiders, asking is this a funnel-web?" ...

If you are bitten by a large, black spider in Australia, the medical advice is to treat is as an emergency. However, not all ...

Their name stems from their mobile hunting behavior. These spiders can be inadvertently transported into homes hidden in fruit shipments, especially bananas. Native to Australia, the Sydney Funnel-Web ...

Climate change disrupts these conditions, forcing these spiders to adapt quickly or face population declines. While incredibly resilient, the Australian funnel-web spider faces risks due to ...