Scientists discover three species of the famous “Sydney funnel-web spider”, including a larger and more poisonous one in ...

Australia's reputation for venomous spiders comes partly from the deadly Sydney funnel-web. It turns out there is not just ...

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.

The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is one of at least 36 ... a 7.9-centimeter spider aptly named Hercules, who is bigger than a baseball and the largest male Sydney funnel-web ever ...

The new species, nicknamed “the big boy”, was given the scientific name Atrax christenseni after the Central Coast spider-wrangler ... Next it was Hercules, a beast with an eight-centimetre ...

the spider spans 9.2 centimeters (about 3.6 inches) from foot to foot, according to the Australian Reptile Park. It surpasses the record set by the park’s previous biggest, Hercules, which ...

Measuring at 9.2cm from foot to foot, ‘Hemsworth’ the male funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is the largest of its kind recorded by the Australian Reptile Park.