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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.

Spiders are some of the most common creatures we share our homes with. While they may seem scary at first, most house spider species are harmless and even helpful, keeping pest insects under control.

I soon learned these were spider veins and varicose veins. I shrugged it off at the time, but the veins got worse, more appeared and they sort of hurt too. I thought of my father’s legs. No offense, ...

Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's ...

SOMERSBY, Australia (CNN) - A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed into a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they’d ever seen.

A large spider, but with a very small greyish body and long thin legs. They prefer the warm and constant temperatures of our homes, garages and sheds, and are rarely found outdoors as they cannot ...