In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...

Although most spiders are considered harmless, a few including Funnel-Web Spiders and Brazilian Wandering Spiders are ...

The researchers found that funnel-weaving spiders alter how their silk webs transmit vibrations in response to local noise.

A shortage of Sydney funnel-web spiders this year could have deadly consequences as the species becomes more active going into autumn, experts say. Humidity and rainfall forecast for the Greater ...

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise ...

Here are some spiders that can be deadly towards humans or can cause certain level of harm from which you should be stay away.

Large numbers of spiders are entering homes as Europe’s largest spider was found at a nursery. The Spanish funnel-web spider, which is thought to be Europe’s largest, was spotted at a plant nursery in ...

EUROPE's biggest species of spider has arrived in Britain, with the venomous funnel-web creature spotted in a nursery yard. The terrifying stowaway, said to have a "huge appetite", was spotted by ...

The Australian Reptile Park on the outskirts of the city of Gosford, about 50 km north of Sydney, asked the public to collect and donate funnel-web spiders. In a video posted on social media ...

Large numbers of spiders are entering Oxfordshire homes as Europe’s largest spider was found at a nursery. The Spanish funnel-web spider, which is thought to be Europe’s largest, was spotted ...

A British man made a skin-crawling discovery when a venemous spider with a 'huge appetite', known as 'Europe's largest', arrived with his delivery of olives. The arachnid, a Spanish funnel-web ...