Scientists discover three species of the famous “Sydney funnel-web spider”, including a larger and more poisonous one in ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

Those living in São Thomé das Letras in Brazil got to see a "rain of spiders", when the Parawixia bistriata creates an ...

In the often misunderstood world of arachnids, the biggest spider in the world stands out among its giant kin. Enormous, eight-legged creatures — ranging from the Goliath birdeater to the ...

I don’t think it is Incy Wincy because that was an outdoor spider that got caught in the rain. This is the giant house spider (Eratigena duellica), which lives indoors. This is a male ...

And one of the spiders, new to science, is a certified monster. The spider’s sheer ... you could hear its footsteps. The giant spiders became sport for the park’s media team.