The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their ...

With sharp fangs and eight legs, spiders cause quite a reaction. They come in all shapes and sizes, but these are the biggest spiders in the world.

A study of Gila monster venom helped start the revolution in weight-loss drugs. But scientists think that’s just the ...

Dr O'Hanlon said, thanks to the introduction of antivenom in 1981, it's been over 40 years since someone has died from a ...

These sculptures not only serve as pitstops for travellers on long road trips where they can have some rest and a quick bite but ... the largest spider sculpture, The Big Funnel Web Spider can ...

It can bite humans but will usually run from people ... Grass spiders are also called funnel web spiders because of the funnel-shaped web they weave. One grass spider left undisturbed can create a web ...

The funnel web spider has a surprising liking to suburban back yards let ... The advice of the Australia Reptile Park is to avoid using takeaway containers because funnel webs can bite through them. A ...

Since the inception of the program in 1981, there has not been a fatality in Australia from a funnel-web spider bite. Recent rainy, humid weather along Australia's east coast has provided the ...

Common venomous spiders in Australia include funnel-web, mouse, redback and white-tailed spiders. Since the introduction of anti-venoms in 1981, there has been only one death from a spider-bite. The ...

A researcher interacting with a K'gari funnel-web spider © University of Queensland Our ailing hearts might someday owe a debt of gratitude to a venomous spider ...

In a promising development, Australian researchers are gearing up to start clinical trials for a heart attack treatment based on the venom of the K'gari funnel web spider. The team, which is based ...