Funnel-web spiders collected for the Sydney zoo are used to create the antivenom used to treat the spider's dangerous bite A photo of the Australian funnel-web spider, one of the most venomous spiders ...

If you have never seen what happens in parts of Australia during spider season, it might shock you. Inside History shared some photos of fields that look like they're dusted with snow...but it isn't ...

One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these ...

Joro spiders have a natural mechanism called "ballooning," which allows them to move through the air by releasing webs to catch the wind currents. Joro spiders are large and brightly colored arachnids ...

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly to humans than that of any other spider, the iconic Sydney funnel-web has ...

First, it was the fascinating emergence of the colorful cicadas, followed by warnings that the spongy moth could damage the ecosystem. Is the flying spider the next invasive species you need to worry ...

Joro spiders were recently spotted in Pennsylvania, making it the ninth state to have reported sightings of this spider native to Asia. While Joro spiders have been in the U.S. for a while, with the ...

Funnel-web spiders collected for the Sydney zoo are used to create the antivenom used to treat the spider's dangerous bite Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...