"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.

“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 ...

Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

Although its venom is the deadliest in the world, no one in Australia has died of a funnel-web bite since the introduction of ...

The dark, glossy and large spiders are considered among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans. The current antivenom is already effective against a wide variety of funnel-web spider bites, ...

The world's most venomous spider is a frightening creature that's killed 13 people, with experts warning that it could "kill a toddler in five minutes". Of the staggering 43,000 venomous spider ...

It is considered the most venomous spider in the world. The venom is more potent in males, which are also more aggressive and tend to wander in the open after a rainfall. They also tend to hang on ...

Lions, the king's of the jungle, are exceptionally dangerous apex predators. The imposing beasts dominate rural Africa and are capable of ripping people to shreds. Although they're much smaller, ...

These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...