The “giant” creature got his name for his ... of the biggest fangs” she has ever seen. Funnel-web spiders are known from Australia’s east coast, according to the Australian Museum.

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

Residents who find funnel-web spiders are asked to collect them and donate them to Australian Reptile Park so they can be ...

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 ...

The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their ...

Australian researchers have discovered a super-sized species of trapdoor spiders found only in Queensland. The females of this rare species can live for over 20 years in the wild and grow up to ...

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The Australian Reptile Park’s annual callout is crucial to creating life-saving antivenom Olatunji Osho-Williams Staff Contributor Australian Reptile Park spider expert Rob Porter milks a male ...

The Australian Reptile Park is asking the public to capture the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the most dangerous species ...