They live in a variety of habitats, including forests, woodlands, deserts, and semi-arid environments in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe, and Australia ... (purple line), the peacock ...

About 50,000 of these tiny bats will later return to Barker’s Cave in the Undara Volcanic National Park, four hours’ drive or so south-west of Cairns, with the cave the last stop on a wildlife at ...

It is not a real surprise that the smallest birds in the world belong to the family Trochilidae, commonly known as hummingbirds. However, even within the hummingbird family, there are large ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

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

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was long thought to be a single species. But it’s actually three different ...

One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest. Sydney funnel-web ...

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

Australia has a reputation for venomous wildlife, particularly spiders. A good part of that reputation comes from the deadly Sydney funnel-web spider, Atrax robustus. This particular spider has ...