Learn why “spider season” and deadly Sydney funnel-web season are different, and how to stay safe when spiders are on the move.

No one has been killed by a funnel-web spider since the antivenom was introduced. If you saw an enormous, deadly funnel-web spider sitting on her egg sac, your first instinct might be to run away. But ...

The Australian Reptile Park has revealed the biggest funnel web spider they've ever seen, appropriately naming him Hemsworth ...

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 ...

Funnel web spiders are a group of spiders that belong to the Dipluridae family in the order Araneida. They get this name from the shape of the web that they weave. Since there are several varieties of ...

Meet Hercules, a supersized funnel-web spider. The average members of this species grow up to 5 centimeters. Hercules measures 7.9 cm wide. His sharp fangs are capable of piercing a human fingernail, ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm (1.97 ...