The Australian arachnid is estimated to be five times the size of the modern-day trapdoor spider and is between 11 and 16 million years old.

Measuring at 9.2cm from foot to foot, ‘Hemsworth’ the male funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is the largest of its kind recorded by the Australian Reptile Park.© Australian Reptile Park ...

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 ...

It is safe to say that a tarantula is one of the last things you would hope to find underneath your tent while pitched up at a caravan park. And yet, for a woman in Far North Queensland, Australia ...

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.

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.