The video examines a newly identified spider bite risk linked to the Colombian funnel web spider. Researchers explain how recent findings brought this species into focus. Attention centers on venom ...

This video examines a funnel web spider species recently linked to concerning bite effects. Footage and analysis focus on venom composition, delivery, and how it compares to previously known spiders.

One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest. Sydney funnel-web spiders ...

Queensland researchers have developed a revolutionary drug called IB409, made using funnel web spider venom, that works by preventing cell death during heart attacks and strokes. For the first time, ...

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 the Big Boy ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a ...

The Australian Reptile Park has issued an urgent warning that the long-lasting effects of COVID-19 lockdowns are still being ...

Australia is known for its deadly creatures of unusual size. From the saltwater crocodile to the box jellyfish and even the eastern brown snake, these creatures are just a sampling of the critters ...

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The country’s only supplier of funnel-web venom for Australia’s antivenom program is operating at just half its usual spider ...