A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they’d ever seen. Fittingly named Hemsworth ...

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.

She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts ... Scientists have just discovered a brand new species of spider—and it instantly became the most venomous story in the world.

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Larger animals tend to live longer than smaller ones ... Bungulla Reserve in southwestern Australia, where a trapdoor spider–a common arachnid in this region–lived to the incredible age ...

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

A new species of Funnel Web Spider named Atrax christenseni and nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ is pictured at the Australian Museum in Sydney (Picture: Reuters) A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big ...

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate spiders’ behavior–and turn them into “zombies.” The fungus named ...

The Indio Police Department assisted Riverside County animal control personnel Friday in rescuing a spider monkey from a property in Indio. Officers executed a search warrant Friday in the 40000 ...

The female spider monkey, which zoo officials estimate ... Many of the Oakland Zoo’s animal residents are rescues and victims of the trade. “Wildlife trafficking is a conservation crisis ...