Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one ...

By Shreya Dasgupta The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most ...

Researchers reclassify the infamous Sydney funnel-web spider into three distinct species: Atrax robustus, Atrax montanus, and Atrax christenseni. Led by a team from the Leibniz Institute ...

The team concluded that the Sydney funnel-web spider, which was previously known to have varying characteristics, is actually comprised of three different species. Loria and her colleagues reclass ...

Not everybody would be thrilled about having a newly discovered, plus-size species of deadly spider named after them—but not ...

While they may seem scary at first, most house spider species are harmless and even helpful, keeping pest insects under control. From wolf spiders to cellar spiders, these arachnids come in all ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid ... web hasn’t been assessed on the IUCN Red List. However, the split into three species means “you have more species with smaller ...

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

The infamous Sydney funnel-web spider, long considered a single species with a bite more dangerous than any other spider, has now been reclassified into three separate species. The study marks a major ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed. Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...