It is estimated that there are around 10,000 different spider species living across Australia. Australia is known for the large variety of venomous animals that live in the country and is also ...

Funnel-web spiders collected for the Sydney zoo are used to create the antivenom used to treat the spider's dangerous bite A zoo in Australia is enlisting the public's help to catch and collect ...

The funnel web spider is widely regarded as the most dangerous arachnid. This Australian spider has a venom that is packed with 40 different toxic proteins. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

The largest male specimen of the world's most venomous arachnid, the Sydney funnel-web spider, has been relocated to the Australian Reptile Park. The spider will contribute to the reptile park’s ...

One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders ... The iconic arachnids are also among the most venomous spiders to humans. Called funnel-web spiders after their long, narrow, silk-lined burrows ...

is perhaps the most dangerous of this group having been responsible for all recorded deaths (at least 13) among this group of spiders in Australia and many medically serious bites, according to ...

Australia residents should take notice when they appear, as the Sydney funnel-web spider is one of the most venomous spiders in the world. An untreated bite can kill a person within an hour.

a spider keeper at Australian Reptile Park. "Whilst female funnel-web spiders are venomous, males have proven to be more lethal. "With having a male funnel-web this size in our collection ...

Venomous spiders have also been found off base. Last year, 122 were exterminated in Iwakuni city, according to city data.

Researchers in Australia discovered a rare ... These tropical and subtropical spiders are timid and not dangerous to humans, though trapdoor spider bites may cause pain and swelling.

a spider keeper at Australian Reptile Park. “Whilst female funnel-web spiders are venomous, males have proven to be more lethal." “With having a male funnel-web this size in our collection ...