You may have heard the most dangerous spider in the world is the Sydney funnel-web spider, but you may not know how many people it kills per year.

The deadliest spider in the world can kill humans in a matter of hours, but it may also be a lifesaver when it comes to ...

The Australian Reptile Park is calling on Aussies to collect and donate funnel-web spiders and egg sacs to help produce ...

Brown recluse spiders move in during the fall. Know where they live, keep them out of your home and avoid a bite. What you ...

There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over the Big Boy ...

Snakes cause tens of thousands of fatalities annually due to potent venom, aggressive behavior, and high mobility, ...

Scientists in Australia studying the venom of funnel-web spiders found a compound that hijacks the nervous system, preventing a key signal from transmitting to cells. They found that this compound can ...

Australia is known for its deadly creatures of unusual size. From the saltwater crocodile to the box jellyfish and even the eastern brown snake, these creatures are just a sampling of the critters ...

Spiders can take down a wide range of prey items through their pharmacologically complex venoms; conservative predictions place the total number of bioactive peptides in spider venoms at more than 10 ...