All across Australia, white-tailed spiders are common in coastal regions. Fully grown, this spider is around 12 to 18 mm (0.47 to 0.70 inches) in size. It is gray or black, with white blotches on ...

A zoo in Australia is enlisting the public's help to catch and collect deadly funnel-web spiders to save lives. The Australian Reptile Park, located near Sydney, Australia, shared on social media ...

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.

Australian Reptile Park asks residents to be on alert for spiders in cool, dark areas. Some areas the funnel-webs like to frequent are shoes, piles of laundry, pools and debris left in yards and ...

Deadly spiders that can survive underwater for over 24 hours are turning up in people's swimming pools in Australia after parts of the country were hit by heavy rain and floods over the past week.

The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider, dubbed "Hercules," was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, the Australian Reptile Park ...

Black widows are indeed the most venomous spider in North America though (Australian spiders have a special claim to fame). Their venom has a chemical called alpha-latrotoxin which causes intense ...

Tourists visiting Australia often worry about deadly spiders and sharks, but a new campaign on flights coming into the country hopes to warn them about a greater danger — the surf.

Australian Reptile Park, located near Sydney, Australia, shared on social media that it needs deadly funnel-web spiders and their eggs for its “life-saving antivenom program,” which uses the ...

Funnel-web spiders collected for the Sydney zoo are used to create the antivenom used to treat the spider's dangerous bite A photo of the Australian funnel-web spider, one of the most venomous ...