Male funnel-web spiders are on the hunt for mates, with experts saying they are bound to pop up in homes and gardens across ...

When Sydney mum Emma Sheil found her two-year-old son Tommy in front of the Christmas tree holding a giant funnel web spider ...

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The Australian Reptile Park is urging Sydney residents to help collect deadly funnel-web spiders during their breeding season. The venom is crucial for producing life-saving antivenom, with each ...

Residents of Sydney have been asked to safely capture the funnel-web spider, one of Australia's most venomous creatures, as part of an effort to produce life-saving anti-venom. The Australian ...

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 ...

“Male Funnel-web spiders have short lifespans, and with approximately 150 spiders required to make just one vial of antivenom, we need the public’s help to ensure we have enough venom to meet demand.” ...

The venomous bite of the funnel-web spider, which is indigenous to eastern Australia, has been known to kill a human in as little as 15 minutes without medical treatment. The species is ...

Just weeks before his first birthday, Kirsty Bryant's son Henry was bitten by a deadly funnel-web spider inside their northern NSW home. Not long after, he stopped breathing.

“Male Funnel-web spiders have short lifespans, and with approximately 150 spiders required to make just one vial of antivenom, we need the public’s help to ensure we have enough venom to meet ...

“The Australian Reptile Park is the only place in Australia that milks funnel web spider venom to make into antivenom,” Jake Meney, reptile and spider keeper said in the release. “Before the ...