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 ...

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 ...

FOX 56 News has compiled a list of common spiders found in Kentucky, as well as ways to identify each species based on its ...

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 ...

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 ...

A collaborator asked him to analyze a toxin found in the venom of Australia’s deadly funnel-web spider. The work led to clues about the toxin’s function, a paper in Nature Structural and ...

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 ...

The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and enlisted National Guard ...