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

Peacock spiders are well known for their elaborate dances – but their extraordinary jumps smash speed records.

Volunteer fossil hunters and trained paleontologists uncover a new Australian dinosaur and the oldest known megaraptorid.

A man in the Australian state of Victoria wanted to catch a giant crab spider with a glass food jar. But the hunt went ...

Let’s start this morning by going back to the dawn of the supercar. The Lamborghini Miura and then the Countach. The Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer. The Maserati Merak and Bora. We stuck posters of these ...

Researchers have examined the remarkable jumping abilities of male and female Australian peacock spiders, revealing sex-specific differences. These spiders use a unique semi-hydraulic system to jump, ...

Scientists have discovered a mind-controlling fungus that turns spiders into ‘zombies’—and it’s been named after Sir David ...

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

With eight very long legs, the ability to dart like lightning, and the name "hunts man", it's no wonder this iconic Australian arachnid is as feared ...