Funnel-web spider

A (very brave) member of the public handed the spider in to join the antivenom program. Image credit: Australian Reptile Park.

The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider, dubbed "Hercules", was found on the Central Coast and was initially given to a local hospital but has now found a new ...

The largest specimen of the world's most poisonous spider, dubbed "Hercules" after the mythical hero of ancient Greece, was found in Australia.

With fangs that can pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world's most venomous spider species has found a new home at the.

Wildlife experts in Australia have recently identified the largest male specimen of the world's most venomous spider, the funnel-web spider.

The funnel-web spider, named Hercules, was donated to the Australian Reptile Park to help save lives by contributing the park's antivenom program.

The Australian Reptile Park in Somersby now has among its ranks the largest male specimen of the world's most venomous arachnid, a Sydney funnel-web spider ...

A funnel-web spider donated to the Australian Reptile Park has broken the record for being the park's largest ever male specimen.

He was found on Australia's North-South Wales Central Coast. A private donor gave the Australian Reptile Park the spider. The venom of the funnel web spider can ...

Despite belonging to the most venomous arachnid species on Earth, the spider will be using his bite for good in a program to produce antivenom.

Hercules the funnel-web spider, one of the world's most venomous spider species, is the largest known male of his kind to be found by a member of the public ...