A giant funnel-web spider, named Hemsworth, has been recognized as the largest of its kind ever recorded by the Australian ...

While the quickest recorded death from a Sydney funnel-web spider was a toddler at 13 minutes, the average is closer to 76 ...

One of the privileges of being Australian ... funnel web" is actually a collection of about 35 different species of spiders, most of which are dangerous. The one that gets most publicity is the ...

Dr Shaun Francis, The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Queensland Funnel-web spiders are found around Sydney and the east coast. Other big black spiders are found Australia-wide. Credit: Getty Images ...

In Australia, residents are urged to capture ... to capture and donate them for a good cause. The venom from Sydney funnel-web spiders, considered among the most dangerous in the world, but ...

“We're lucky actually in Australia, there's really only one spider we're particularly worried about and that's the funnel-web. Although there's a lot of talk about redback spiders being ...