The most dangerous species, Sydney funnel-web spiders, are largely confined to eastern Australia with other species living in Europe, Chile, and New Zealand.

The Sydney funnel-web spider is most active during warmer weather. Funnel-web spiders look for small crevices they can line with web, creating a tunnel or "funnel" for them to live in.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Michigan is home to a wide variety of spiders. Most are small, but we've rounded up some of the largest spiders you'll find ...

The island is home to a funnel-web spider that has been isolated from mainland funnel webs for millennia. Known to local indigenous Australians as ‘ mudjar nhiling guran’, or the long-toothed spider, ...

Funnel-web spiders are widespread in North America. Quarter-size with legs outstretched, these spiders attach their webs to everything, whether rocks and grass or human objects.

Funnel-web spiders are one of the most common spiders in Newcastle, Australia. However, despite how common they are, the spiders generally only bite between 30 to 40 people per year.

Can spiders swim? Waubra Preschool students, Victoria, Australia What a great question! Most spiders don’t swim by choice. But they sure can survive in water when they need to. From floating ...