Dr Shaodong Guo has already used Blue Mountains funnel-web spiders to develop a venom pesticide commercially approved for use against aphids, spider mites ... to help farmers fight locust plagues ...

The team focused on the Pennsylvania grass spider (Agelenopsis pennsylvanica), a quarter-sized arachnid that’s widespread across North America. Also known as funnel-weaving spiders, these ...

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 ...

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, lace, radial and purse. But even within each group, different species put their own spin on the style. The diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica) probably has the most unusual use for its ...

Researchers sourced a molecule from Funnel Web spider venom which is showing promise to treat heart attacks. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...