Afraid of spiders? Your aversion might actually be ... While it is true that daddy long legs are venomous, all this means is they anatomically have specific glands used for the production of ...

Only a bit of plastic separates Scott Johnson from one of the most poisonous spiders in the world. On his coffee table in Engadine, New South Wales, Australia, there are several transparent ...

as the Sydney funnel-web spider is one of the most venomous spiders in the world. An untreated bite can kill a person within an hour. All 13 recorded deaths—and many serious bites—from funnel ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

Australia’s funnel-web spider is one of the most deadly eight-legged creatures in the country (Credits: Shutterstock / Ken Griffiths) People have been warned to keep an eye out for deadly funnel ...

The funnel-web spider can kill a person in less than 15 minutes if urgent medical treatment isn’t received. They’re the most dangerous spider species in the Sydney area – before the ...