What does a funnel-web spider look like? If you're still struggling to identify a funnel-web spider, this spider identification app should be able to help. Mouse spiders can be as dangerous as ...

Here are three spiders, each of which can be considered “extreme,” based on their deadliness, size or weight. 1. The Sydney Funnel-Web Spider, Quite Possibly The Deadliest Spider In The World ...

The world's most venomous arachnid species, the Sydney funnel-web spider, has recently made headlines with the discovery of the largest-ever male specimen, named "Hercules." Measuring a whopping 7 ...

World-first Australian research is using funnel-web spider venom to protect the heart during heart attacks. The University of Queensland researchers have been granted $17m of federal government ...

It even caused him to drop his beer, which is an indictable offence in Australia. Although Funnel-web spiders live in North and South America, it's the Aussie version that's scariest. There are ...

Researchers from the University of Queensland developed a breakthrough drug inspired by funnel-web funnel-web spider venom for heart attack patients. Added10 days ago Two people escape from ...

Australian researchers have created a drug using a molecule from the venom of funnel-web spiders. Picture: Supplied The researchers discovered a peptide which protects the heart during a heart ...

It’s one of the world’s deadliest spiders, but now researchers expect the funnel-web could save “thousands of lives” after uncovering the untapped power of its venom. In a world-first ...