The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed "Hercules" was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, the Australian Reptile Park said ...

Venomous funnel-web spiders are typically only found in Australia, but another species that builds similar-looking webs can ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, ...

The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their eggs so they can be used to make life-saving antivenom.

Thanks to science, the deadliest spider in the world revealed a long-held secret that could have implications for those who come into contact with it.

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Researchers reclassify the infamous Sydney funnel-web spider into three distinct species: Atrax robustus, Atrax montanus, and Atrax christenseni. Led by a team from the Leibniz Institute, the ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was […] SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, ...

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — If you saw an enormous, deadly funnel-web spider sitting on her egg sac, your first instinct might be to run away. But the Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales ...

Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules' sets record for largest specimen collected in Australia ...