The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider, dubbed "Hercules," was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, the Australian Reptile Park ...

Web-Head was left to fend for herself against Creature X when Spider-Man’s spider-sense knocked him out of the fight. Luckily Web-Head persevered by defeating Creature X with her Hypno-Blast.

A giant funnel-web spider, named Hemsworth, has been recognized as the largest of its kind ever recorded by the Australian Reptile Park.Found in Newcastle, about 120 kilometers north of Sydney ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

The researchers at Tufts University have created a real-life version of Spider-Man's web-shooters, and it’s not just some sticky string in a can. This is cutting-edge biomimicry at its finest.

While cleaning his glassware with acetone in what he calls a moment of serendipity, he noticed something: a web-like material forming on the bottom of the glass. You could say his Spider-Sense ...

If you ask a child to draw a spider’s web, this is what you will get! Orb webs have the classic circular net appearance and are visible in gardens on dewy mornings. Several types of spiders use ...

Sony's Spider-Man spin-off Universe has expanded once again with Madame Web, starring Dakota Johnson in the title role. The film is out now and already stirring up a lot of discussion ...

The biggest male funnel-web spider ever recorded — a deadly behemoth measuring 3.6 inches (9.2 centimeters) from foot to foot — has been handed into a zoo in Australia. The spider is so large ...

When the early morning sun glints off droplets of dew on the gossamer strands of a spider web, it creates a visual masterpiece. Now scientists have found that an elaborate silk-woven web is also ...