A member of the public caught and donated the giant arachnid to the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, New South Wales. The zoo encourages donations to support its spider venom program ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a ‘giant’ species of Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest. Nicknamed ‘Big Boy’, the species was originally found by Kane ...

An Australian spider the size of a guinea ... but he's definitely the biggest spider." The giant huntsman variety can grow to up to 30cm in leg span and Mr Alrdridge said: "I don't think I'd ...

If you thought Australia’s spiders were scary, wait until you see the prehistoric version. Scientists have found a fossilised ...

The Australian ... web spider at a drop-off location in Newcastle. Hemsworth, who has been named after the Aussie brothers, measures in at 9.2 centimetres from foot-to-foot. The giant arachnid ...