The deadliest spider in the world can kill humans in a matter of hours, but it may also be a lifesaver when it comes to ...

Finding a spider in a pair of shoes, a laundry basket, or in a closet is never a pleasant experience. As Australia is famous for its diverse creatures and its frightening spiders, people that live in ...

You may have heard the most dangerous spider in the world is the Sydney funnel-web spider, but you may not know how many people it kills per year.

Scientists in Australia studying the venom of funnel-web spiders found a compound that hijacks the nervous system, preventing a key signal from transmitting to cells. They found that this compound can ...

Australia is known for its deadly creatures of unusual size. From the saltwater crocodile to the box jellyfish and even the eastern brown snake, these creatures are just a sampling of the critters ...

And understandably so — spider webs don’t exactly add to your home’s aesthetic. Your mindless swipe is unlikely to have ...