One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest. Sydney funnel-web spiders ...

Venom from the deadly funnel-web spider could soon be the key to preventing damage from heart attacks and strokes, as a ...

Queensland researchers have developed a revolutionary drug called IB409, made using funnel web spider venom, that works by ...

A potential breakthrough treatment derived from the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders has taken a major step ...

There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over the Big Boy ...

Known as the friendliest country in the world, Australia is also one of the most unusual places people actually live. This is not because of the climate or the beautiful oceans surrounding the country ...

Venom from a spider found on K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, has been used to develop a drug that prevents damage ...

Australia is known for its deadly creatures of unusual size. From the saltwater crocodile to the box jellyfish and even the eastern brown snake, these creatures are just a sampling of the critters ...