Emma Teni extracts venom from Sydney funnel-web spiders at the Australian Reptile Park, crucial for the national antivenom ...

Movies about creepy crawlers, like shark films, have carved out their own horror subgenre — scientific accuracy aside. ‘Sting ...

The species was declared locally extinct in 2016 and last recorded in the wild more than a century ago, wildlife officials ...

The addition of Homenick completes UR’s 2025-26 roster, with 16 members, one over the presumed cap per House Settlement ...

Not only is Hemsworth the most enormous funnel web spider in Australia, but he was also discovered to be a new species.

Will Johnston, an Australian guard who transferred to the University of Richmond during the offseason, can provide an informed viewpoint. Johnston has been a double-figure scorer through three seasons ...

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

WATCH this battle of Australia’s most deadly as a redback spider attacks a brown snake in Victoria’s north. A video posted by North Vic Engines Cobram shows the fight unfold between the venomo ...

While the quickest recorded death from a Sydney funnel-web spider was a toddler at 13 minutes, the average is closer to 76 ...

The most medically significant spider bites come from black widows and brown recluses. Many suspected spider bites are often misdiagnosed and stem from other causes like infections. Precautions such ...

Here are six of the scariest spiders to look out for and steer clear of. There are many species of sac spiders, but the yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) is the most notorious. While not ...

Each season, female brown widow spiders lay several egg sacs, each with 120 to 150 eggs. The egg sacs are distinctive, with silky spikes projecting from the surface, much like a thistle.