Here’s how it works. One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest.

"Since 1981, the Australian Reptile Park, situated in Somersby, NSW, has run a Venom Milking Program to gather venom from Sydney funnel-web spiders for antivenom production," Dr. Harms explained.

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they had ever seen.See the funnel-web spider Hemsworth ...

Known for their fast-acting venom, funnel web spiders are both fascinating and intimidating. The family of Australian funnel web spiders includes the Sydney funnel web spider (Atrax robustus), a ...

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they had ever seen.See the funnel-web spider Hemsworth in ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was long thought to be a single species. But it’s actually three different ...