The funnel web spider’s size can be anywhere from 5 to 10 centimeters long, including the legs and body. All species of funnel web spiders fall into two genera: Atrax and Hadronyche .

Certain types of funnel-web spiders (Hadronyche spp., Atrax spp. and Illawarra spp.) are notorious for their strong venom ...

The Newcastle funnel-web spider, Atrax christenseni, the most venomous spider in the world. This spider species was originally thought to be the same as the Sydney funnel-web, Atrax robustus.

Funnel-web spiders are a deadly species and thrive in the Australian summer Liz Gabriel from the Australian Reptile Park revealed how to avoid the critters READ MORE: Adelaide man terrified after ...

The funnel-web spider can kill a person in as little as 15 minutes with no medical treatment, Australian Reptile Park said. At least 13 people have died from the spider species.

Further to the south and west dwells the Southern Sydney funnel-web (Atrax montanus), a species originally described in 1914 and later folded into A. robustus.Turns out it was indeed a different ...

The biggest male funnel-web spider ever recorded — a deadly behemoth measuring 3.6 inches (9.2 centimeters) from foot to foot — has been handed into a zoo in Australia.

Authorities have issued a fresh warning over the world’s most venomous spider, with heavy rains and warmer weather an ideal combination for roving male Sydney funnel-web spiders.

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

In 2024, a Sydney funnel-web spider found in Australia set a record as the largest spider at the Australian Reptile Park. It measured 3.1 inches from foot to foot, surpassing the park's previous ...

The Australian Reptile Park has introduced its largest male funnel-web spider yet — named Hemsworth, after the tall Hemsworth brothers. The male funnel-web is one of the most venomous spiders in ...