The Sydney funnel-web spider can kill a toddler in about five minutes and a five-year-old in about two hours." In 2024, the largest male Sydney funnel-web spider ever recorded was found in an ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider, dubbed "Hercules," was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, ...

The Australian Reptile Park has acquired the largest male Sydney funnel-web spider. The spider is set to contribute to the park's antivenom program, officials say.

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

Scientists have named the 3.54-inch-long species Atrax christenseni, with a nickname of "Big Boy." Common Sydney funnel-web spiders, in comparison, can grow up to nearly 2 inches.

The world's most venomous spider is a species complex: systematics of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atracidae: Atrax robustus). BMC Ecology and Evolution, 25(1).

Sydney funnel-web spiders usually range in length from one to five centimeters, with females being generally larger than their male counterparts but not as deadly.

The tale around Sydney Sweeney's Anyone but You spider bite is becoming an ever more tangled web. Sweeney revealed earlier this month that she was bitten by a trained Huntsman spider while filming ...

Sydney Sweeney was absolutely gorgeous in a black dress as she attended the world premiere of Madame Web in Los Angeles on Monday, February 12.The actress sported a strapless dress, with a design ...

Glen Powell revealed Sydney Sweeney was instructed to "jostle" the Huntsman spider she was holding while filming 'Anyone But You' before it bit her.