Like most spiders, it's the females of this species that are larger than the males. However, it is the males most responsible for bites to humans.

Venomous funnel-web spiders are typically only found in Australia, but another species that builds similar-looking webs can ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

How Hemsworth the Funnel-Web Spider Got Its Name Hemsworth received his name after the gargantuan spider towered over other funnel-web spiders. ©YouTube: Australian Reptile Park – Original ...

Almost every Australian is taught, from a very young age, to be cautious around the funnel-web spider. These large, black, aggressive arachnids can be found along the eastern coast of the ...

Residents who find funnel-web spiders are asked to collect them and donate them to Australian Reptile Park so they can be milked to create antivenom to help people who have been bitten by the eight… ...

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.

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 ...

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they had ever seen.

The Australian Reptile Park recently recorded its largest male funnel-web spider yet, CNN reported. According to the zoo, which is located north of Syndey, Australia, the spider measures a ...