Cellar spider bites are almost totally harmless to humans. They’re armed with venom that is extremely mild and only strong enough to subdue tiny insects and other spiders, not a large mammal. Their ...

Humans and other primates are particularly reactive to funnel-web venom, whereas dogs, cats and rabbits mostly shrug off the ...

Few creatures fill people with as much as dread and fear as spiders and snakes. In fact, many people develop an extreme, ...

San Jose resident Paulina Goff Stovall began her career as a professional pumpkin carver at age 18, just out of high school, when she carved a 600-pound pumpkin in the shape of a funnel web spider for ...

Australia has a reputation of being home to the deadliest wildlife on Earth.

Among Australia’s diverse and often dangerous wildlife, few creatures evoke as much fear as the funnel-web spider. Known scientifically as members of the Atracidae family, these arachnids have earned ...

Have you ever been bitten by a spider? If so, did you know how to handle the wound properly? This scenario is particularly dangerous in Australia because of the Sydney funnel-web spider. This arachnid ...

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 ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger. When ...

Almost every Australian is taught, from a very young age, to be cautious around the funnel-web spider. These large, black, aggressive arachnids can be found along the eastern coast of the continent, ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was long thought to be a single species. But it’s actually three different species ...