MOST spiders are totally harmless – but a select few can give you serious trouble if they bite. Complications from some of Earth’s deadliest eight-legged biters include painful erections, ...

One of the most dangerous spiders to find digging its fangs into ... Probably the most famous of the deadliest spider lot, the black widow almost needs no introduction. Officially known as ...

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.

The world's most venomous spider is a frightening creature ... Despite the alarmingly toxic venom of funnel-web spiders, the threat of dying of a spider bite nowadays is incredibly low.

They say good things come in threes—but is that true even for the most venomous spider in the world ... hidden diversity among funnel-web spiders,” added Stephanie Loria from the Leibniz ...

A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the world’s deadliest spiders has been discovered ... Australia’s most populous state. However, experts have now identified three ...

Sydney funnel-web spiders (Atrax robustus) are glossy black in color and grow to 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) long. The iconic arachnids are also among the most venomous spiders to humans.

The dark, glossy and large spiders are considered among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans. The current antivenom is already effective against a wide variety of funnel-web spider ...

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one of the world’s deadliest ... the most severe among spiders ...

One of the world's deadliest spiders has a larger and more venomous cousin, scientists have found, and it could soon be coming to a bedroom or garage near you. Scientists have now discovered their ...