Social-media users were terrified by the spider sighting, with one saying, "I would absolutely call the police." ...

Funnel-web spiders are one of the most dangerous arachnids in the world, said Dan Rumsey, a former reptile keeper at the Australian Reptile Park, while speaking to USA TODAY. The spider has a ...

It even caused him to drop his beer, which is an indictable offence in Australia. Although Funnel-web spiders live in North and South America, it's the Aussie version that's scariest. There are ...

Although there isn't a definitive answer to what the world's deadliest spider is, experts often place the Sydney funnel-web spider, or Atrax robustus, at the top of the list. This arachnid species ...

Where: Within a 160-kilometre radius of Sydney, Australia. Other species of funnel-web spiders are found throughout Australia. This iconic spider has caused more than a dozen recorded deaths ...

A collaborator asked him to analyze a toxin found in the venom of Australia’s deadly funnel-web spider. The work led to clues about the toxin’s function, a paper in Nature Structural and ...

Afraid of spiders? Your aversion might actually be wise. Though the many-legged arachnids are a great deal smaller than we are, some can be extremely dangerous with bites that could end a human life.

Although there isn't a definitive answer to what the world's deadliest spider is, experts often place the Sydney funnel-web spider, or Atrax robustus, at the top of the list. This arachnid species ...