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

There are several genera of funnel web spiders, but the most common ones in Australia are Atrax, Hadronyche, and Illawarra.

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one ...

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

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

Scientists from Australia and Germany have classified a new, highly venomous species of spider, Atrax christenseni, known as ...

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 ...

SYDNEY: Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one ...