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A new funnel-web spider species discovered in north-east Tasmania has been named after the museum researcher who found it.

Not all beings with small size and barely noticeable existence are harmless. Example in case- spiders. According to a study, ...

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Jess Marsh had spent 45 minutes crawling and twisting through the claustrophobic limestone tunnels of the Nullarbor Plain ...

But they have evolved clever strategies for staying alive if they stay in the water for a long time. For example, the Australian Sydney funnel-web spider often falls into backyard swimming pools.

The funnel-web spider measured in at nearly double the normal size, at 9.2 centimeters. Given his gargantuan size, a name befitting the spider was necessary.

Aussie zoo seeks funnel-web spider donations for ‘lifesaving’ program A major Australian zoo is calling on the public to capture and donate the world’s deadliest spider for a “lifesaving ...

Spider keeper Emma Teni said the zoo needed the public’s help “now more than ever”. “We haven’t seen as many out and about, and we’ve had fewer handed in for our lifesaving antivenom ...

3. The Newcastle funnel-web (Atrax christenseni) A male Newcastle funnel-web (Atrax christenseni). Playfully dubbed “Big Boy” by spider lovers, the largest of the three, which occurs only in the ...