The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying distinct regions.

Dr. Helen Smith, an arachnologist (spider biologist) at the Australian Museum and one ... "Kane has been instrumental in the identification of this new species, collecting specimens so that ...

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.

The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...

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 ...