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 ...

Australia already boasts a few famous Hemsworth’s, now it has another one. This Hemsworth is not an actor but a funnel-web spider, the largest ever recorded. Spider keeper Emma Teni has all the ...

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 ...

A shortage of Sydney funnel-web spiders this year could have deadly consequences as the species becomes more active going ...