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

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia – A reptile park in Australia is warning residents to keep their eyes peeled for a large, deadly spider species as summer approaches. The funnel-web spider is one of ...

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

When you think of a deadly spider, the black widow (Latrodectus genus) is likely the kind that springs to mind. There are several species of black widows, mostly native to North America. Both male and ...

Little do they know that the palm-sized spider she's handling could kill them in a matter of minutes. "Sydney funnel-webs are ...

They also, through some quirk of evolution, secrete a venom more deadly to humans than any other spider. There are dozens of funnel-web species in Australia, but the most venomous of the bunch is ...

One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these ...

They say good things come in threes—but is that true even for the most venomous spider in the world? Scientists in Germany and Australia have reclassified one of the world’s most infamous ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

MOST spiders are totally harmless – but a select few can give you serious trouble if they bite. Complications from some of Earth's deadliest eight-legged biters include painful erections ...

According to Britannica, nine spiders are considered the deadliest in the world. (Out of 43,000 species, only about 30 have caused human deaths.) Five of them live in Mississippi. We're also "lucky" ...