In 2024, the largest male Sydney funnel-web spider ever recorded was found in an Australian park. Spider experts measured it at 7.9cm and aptly named it Hercules.

Not all beings with small size and barely noticeable existence are harmless. Example in case- spiders. According to a study, ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider, dubbed "Hercules," was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, ...

The Australian Reptile Park has acquired the largest male Sydney funnel-web spider. The spider is set to contribute to the park's antivenom program, officials say.

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

The world's most venomous spider is a species complex: systematics of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atracidae: Atrax robustus). BMC Ecology and Evolution, 25(1).

The tale around Sydney Sweeney's Anyone but You spider bite is becoming an ever more tangled web. Sweeney revealed earlier this month that she was bitten by a trained Huntsman spider while filming ...

Scientists have named the 3.54-inch-long species Atrax christenseni, with a nickname of "Big Boy." Common Sydney funnel-web spiders, in comparison, can grow up to nearly 2 inches.

It happens every year in Australia but the fact that it's an annual occurrence doesn't make the 'Spider Apocalypse' any ...

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.

The team concluded that the Sydney funnel-web spider, which was previously known to have varying characteristics, is actually comprised of three different species.

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one of the world’s deadliest spiders – and found there were three ...