Researchers have discovered that one of Australia’s largest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, and ...

Recently a new species of spider was discovered in Australia. This new funnel webbed species is nicknamed 'Big Boy' because ...

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

The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...

It’s not surprising in a country the size of Australia that a lot of puzzling occurrences are reported. Here we delve into some of the nation’s most enduring ‘inexplicable’ events.

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