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 spiders ...

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they’d ever seen. Fittingly named Hemsworth, the spider ...

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly to humans than that of any other spider, the iconic Sydney funnel-web has ...

If you have never seen what happens in parts of Australia during spider season, it might shock you. Inside History shared some photos of fields that look like they're dusted with snow...but it isn't ...

Joro spiders were recently spotted in Pennsylvania, making it the ninth state to have reported sightings of this spider native to Asia. While Joro spiders have been in the U.S. for a while, with the ...

Joro spiders have a natural mechanism called "ballooning," which allows them to move through the air by releasing webs to catch the wind currents. Joro spiders are large and brightly colored arachnids ...

Giant venomous flying spiders from Japan have made their way to the U.S. in recent years, and will likely infiltrate more states in 2024. Originally spotted in Georgia ten years ago, the arachnids are ...

Funnel-web spiders collected for the Sydney zoo are used to create the antivenom used to treat the spider's dangerous bite Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...