Australia is known for its deadly creatures of unusual size. From the saltwater crocodile to the box jellyfish and even the ...

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

However, a closer inspection revealed that Hemsworth was, in fact, a male. At 9.2 cm, Hemsworth breaks the previous size record held by Hercules, another funnel-web spider who measured 7.9 cm. While ...

Do male spiders spin webs ... They can build their webs on grass, shrubs, window wells, and foundations. Funnel web spiders (Australian funnel web spiders). Found mostly in Australia, they ...

There are several funnel-web spiders, but the most well-known is the Atrax robustus. These arachnids, found in Australia, are "large, black aggressive spider[s] with large powerful ... mostly native ...

But "orb weaver spiders, funnel-web spiders, wolf spiders, jumping spiders, tarantulas, and crab spiders" can also cause painful bites that rarely have serious complications. Kids and people older ...

A new species of funnel web spider is lurking around NSW homes and in the bush, scientists have confirmed - and it's much bigger than normal funnel webs. In only six seconds thousands of buildings ...