SYDNEY — Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big ...

A new and large species of spider has been found living in Queensland, Australia, and researchers say it's in need of protection. Rare and colorful, the tarantula-like creature is a type of golden ...

During a recent field trip through southern Australia, a group of researchers collected a number of “unusual” orb-weaving spiders. The tiny critters’ long, cylindrical abdomen resembled other species’ ...

A new "big, beautiful" kind of giant trapdoor spider has been discovered in Australia, and scientists say it's a rare find. The newly discovered species, Euoplos dignitas, was found in the Brigalow ...

In western Australia, in a patch of ancient forest undisturbed by people, researchers set up pitfall traps with the goal of collecting elusive spiders. Their survey yielded two rare female specimens ...

Researchers in Queensland discovered Euoplos dignitas, a “rare and giant” trapdoor spider that lives underground, animal experts said. Screengrab from Threatened Treasures Facebook Hiding underground ...

A photographer has made an unexpected find on a sprawling outback property. Shane Graves had been invited to survey Dakalanta ...

Australia's photographic natural database is about to get a big boost as citizen scientists are urged to join a national ...