Funnel-web spiders are one of the most common spiders in Newcastle, Australia. However, despite how common they are, the spiders generally only bite between 30 to 40 people per year.

Sydney funnel-web spiders (Atrax robustus) are some of the most venomous spiders in the world. If untreated, a single bite can kill a small child within 15 minutes and an adult within three days.

The Australian Reptile Park recently recorded its largest male funnel-web spider yet, CNN reported. According to the zoo, which is located north of Syndey, Australia, the spider measures a ...

Hercules the funnel-web spider, one of the world's most venomous spider species, is the largest known male of his kind to be found by a member of the public. The arachnid is now part of the ...

According to the Australian Museum, the average length of a funnel-web spider’s body is 1 to 5 centimeters, with male spiders typically smaller than females.

The raw spider venom is shipped to a Melbourne facility and is then made into the life-saving antivenom. There are 35 types of funnel-web spider species and they are one of the deadliest on Earth.

The Australian Reptile Park recently recorded its largest male funnel-web spider yet, CNN reported. According to the zoo, which is located north of Syndey, Australia, the spider measures a ...

Measuring 7.9 cm (3.11 inches), the arachnid named Hercules is the biggest male funnel-web spider ever handed to the Australian Reptile Park, officials with the interactive zoo based in Somersby ...