A spider's fangs are natural injection needles, making them perfectly suited for piercing the skeletons of prey and delivering a kiss of venom, a new study finds. The toothy barbs of a large wandering ...

Optical microscope image of a spider's fang superimposed with a silk fiber. Credit: Università di Trento When we think of spiders, the first thing that comes to mind is their ability to weave ...

The anonymous donation of a massive funnel-web spider to an antivenom program in Australia will likely be instrumental in saving someone’s life at some point in the future. According to a report by ...

The Australian Reptile Park has had a massive funnel-web spider donated to it. The people at the park have named it Megaspider. Megaspider is the biggest spider of its kind that the reptile park has ...

A gigantic funnel-web spider with massive piercing fangs has been donated to an antivenom program in Australia. The arachnid's sheer size – 3 inches tall and nearly one inch long – makes it one of a ...

On Wednesday, the Australian Reptile Park (ARP) shared on Facebook that the facility recently received its "biggest male funnel-web spider." The arachnid, named Hercules, was handed over by a member ...

When we think of spiders, the first thing that comes to mind is their ability to weave intricate and robust webs. But their ability to cut their own silk – the toughest natural material – and strong ...

A lucky photographer caught a large spider sinking its fangs into an unusual meal in Tasmania, Australia. Justine Latton shared pictures on social media of a huntsman spider apparently attempting to ...

Just because Halloween is over with doesn't mean that some of the best-known iconography associated with the occasion has to scurry away. In fact, those most celebrated of scurriers, the spider, holds ...