In Australia, residents are urged to capture funnel-web spiders, despite their deadly reputation. These spiders' venom is ...

Female Asian hermit spiders gobble up their partners after mating, so males detach their penises and sometimes offer up an amputated leg to escape.

Of course, spiders aren’t the only venomous animals in Australia. It’s home to 20 of the world’s 25 deadliest snakes. Including the Eastern brown snake, which is responsible for the most ...

Of course, spiders aren't the only venomous animals in Australia. It's home to 20 of the world's 25 deadliest snakes. Including the Eastern brown snake, which is responsible for the most snakebite ...

These spiders are named for the funnel-shaped webs they weave. They are feared in southern and eastern Australia due to their potent venom. The brown recluse spider's venom can destroy blood ...

A collaborator asked him to analyze a toxin found in the venom of Australia’s deadly funnel-web spider. The work led to clues about the toxin’s function, a paper in Nature Structural and ...