Certain types of funnel-web spiders (Hadronyche spp., Atrax spp. and Illawarra spp.) are notorious for their strong venom ...

What does a funnel-web spider look like? If you're still struggling to identify a funnel-web spider, this spider identification app should be able to help. Mouse spiders can be as dangerous as ...

The Australian funnel-web spider is the largest known male of its kind collected by a member of the public foe the Australian Reptile Park A spider named after a mythological hero recently set a ...

While extremely poisonous, the risk of human contact and envenomation is generally low, as these frogs are found in specific rainforest habitats and are not aggressive. Due to their toxicity, poison ...

This more densely woven section looks a bit like a funnel. From dusk onwards, it hangs upside down on its untidy web, which it usually builds at high level. This non-native spider prefers south facing ...

Also known as funnel-weaving spiders, these creatures build tapered, tube-shaped webs that aren’t sticky. They wait until unsuspecting prey enters the funnel before quickly moving to bite and ...

These spiders are named for the funnel-shaped webs they weave. They are feared in southern and eastern Australia due to their potent venom. The brown recluse spider's venom can destroy blood ...

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 ...

Funnel-web spiders are widespread in North America. Quarter-size with legs outstretched, these spiders attach their webs to everything, whether rocks and grass or human objects. They weave a kind ...