The Sydney funnel-web spider delivers venom that attacks the nervous system within minutes, though its toxins are now helping ...

While the funnel-web spider is best known for its potent venom, the experts say its chemistry could soon play an unexpected role in saving lives. And with cardiovascular disease remaining one of the ...

Spider expert Emma Teni explains why funnel-web spiders are flooding backyards right now, where to find them, and what to do ...

A woman is taking legal action after her landlord allegedly ignored a venomous spider plague, costing her two toes and her ...

The Australian Reptile Park has issued an urgent warning that the long-lasting effects of COVID-19 lockdowns are still being ...

Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most animals, including spiders. But these creatures aren’t ...

Then, to those many alert Col8ers who asked, no, C8’s talk about spiders (drinks) had nothing to with Good Food’s Tuesday ...

The country’s only supplier of funnel-web venom for Australia’s antivenom program is operating at just half its usual spider ...

Venom from a spider found on K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, has been used to develop a drug that prevents damage ...

Mark Smythe says funnel-web venom is being trialled on patients to treat heart attacks and stroke. Footage supplied by ...

Professor Glenn King from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience said his team had published “exceptionally promising” ...

In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...