There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over the Big Boy ...

On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote takes in a Sydney Funnel Web Spider for venom extraction! In Australia, there is one species of spider that strikes fear into the hearts of ...

A team of University of Queensland researchers has revealed why male funnel web spiders develop much deadlier venom than their female counterparts. Science X Daily and the Weekly Email Newsletter are ...

Australia is known for its deadly creatures of unusual size. From the saltwater crocodile to the box jellyfish and even the eastern brown snake, these creatures are just a sampling of the critters ...