Spiders are well known for the variety of methods they use to capture prey. Some are agile jumpers that pounce on their ...

Slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) don’t just passively wait for their prey to find its way into their web. Instead, ...

Some spiders can inject potent venom, leading to more severe reactions. While these bites are rarely fatal, they can cause ...

Most spider orb webs are static: the spiders weave them and fix them in place and then wait for prey to fly into the webs.

People have been warned to keep an eye out for deadly funnel-web spiders – and then collect them so they can be ‘milked’. ...

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NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia – A reptile park in Australia is warning residents to keep their eyes peeled for a large, deadly spider species as summer approaches. The funnel-web spider is one of ...

Funnel-web spiders collected for the Sydney zoo are used to create the antivenom used to treat the spider's dangerous bite A ...

Getty A zoo in Australia is enlisting the public's help to catch and collect deadly funnel-web spiders to save lives. The Australian Reptile Park, located near Sydney, Australia, shared on ...

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Australia residents should take notice when they appear, as the Sydney funnel-web spider is one of the most venomous spiders in the world. An untreated bite can kill a person within an hour.