There are more than 43,000 species of spider in the world and one of them "can kill a toddler in five minutes".

The Sydney funnel-web spider is the most venomous in the world. This scientists already knew since it has 13 people have been ...

The species has fangs that produce a painful bite, like a wasp sting, resulting in a range of unpleasant symptoms that can ...

The first person to discover the Aussie spider, Kane Christensen, has warned people not to approach it, citing its massive ...

Venomous spiders are spreading across the UK and hospitalising a record number of people. Only 10 species currently in the country have the fangs and jaw muscles needed to penetrate human skin. The ...

A new species of funnel-web spider has been discovered in Newcastle, Australia - even larger and more venomous than common ...

The deadly caterpillars – within the South American genus called Lonomia – have a snakelike venom that interferes with blood clotting. Others have venoms that cause chronic, lifelong inflammatory ...

“Big boy” funnel-web was initially discovered in the early 2000s, but has now been officially confirmed by Australian ...

"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.

Dubbed "Big boy'" the impressive spider can grow up to 3.54 inches (9cm) compared with 1.97 inches (5cm) for the more common ...

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

The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.