The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

Now, a new species of funnel-web spider has been discovered, and it is larger and even deadlier than all other funnel-web ...

"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.

The first person to discover the Aussie spider, Kane Christensen, has warned people not to approach it, citing its massive ...

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly ...

One of the most common fears humans have is the fear of spiders. They can be scary, intimidating creatures but they all have ...

A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the world’s deadliest spiders has been discovered by scientists in ...

Now scientists in Australia have discovered a new funnel-web spider which is even bigger and more venomous. Kane Christensen is behind the discovery and says "its venom glands are a lot larger and its ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists.

Atrax christenseni, after noticing differences in spiders from the Newcastle area, marking a significant contribution to ...

Dr Helen Smith, an arachnologist (spider biologist) at the Australian Museum and one of the authors of the study suggested ...

Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's ...