Some people develop high blood pressure as they age. This means the blood presses harder against the blood vessels. Over time ...

Spiders have been known to make their webs in and around toilet seats as this is an excellent place to trap flies and other ...

The mouse spider is one of Australia’s most dangerous arachnids, equipped with powerful fangs and venom that can affect the human nervous system. Unlike many spiders that rely on retreat, it is known ...

Would you like to have breakfast with a bear? How about a playdate with a snake? Or play pool with a chimp? This might shock you. But wild animals should be in the wild. And it doesn’t matter if ...

In the vast world of arachnids, few creatures evoke as much fear and fascination as deadly spiders. While most spiders are harmless to humans, there exists a select few whose venom can cause severe ...

Australian funnel-web spider venom has been used to create a drug that could save millions of lives by protecting patients' hearts and brains during heart attacks and strokes. University of Queensland ...

Among Australia’s diverse and often dangerous wildlife, few creatures evoke as much fear as the funnel-web spider. Known scientifically as members of the Atracidae family, these arachnids have earned ...

A team of University of Queensland researchers has revealed why male funnel web spiders develop much deadlier venom than their female counterparts. Science X Daily and the Weekly Email Newsletter are ...

If any of these countries are on your bucket list, make sure you take extra care with your travel plans – or maybe bypass ...

Spiders are often referred to as insects, but this is incorrect. Although spiders and insects belong to the same massive group of invertebrates with jointed legs and exoskeletons (arthropods), spiders ...

There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over the Big Boy ...