A team of scientists led by The University of Western Australia has discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders in the ...

The suburbs in one Aussie state continue to march steadily along the coastline. But some rare Aussie treasures are thought to ...

those are still smaller than other common big spiders. One of the largest is the whistling spider or Australian tarantula, which goes by several names: barking spider, bird-eating tarantula ...

Black and white spiders are common and they also have unique markings ... the Americas and were also introduced to the Maldives and Australia. The pantropical jumping spider is about 9 to 12 ...

Tenti said that high humidity and high rainfall across Sydney in autumn, which starts on Saturday, would be perfect conditions for the spiders. Native to Australia, the funnel-web spider is found ...

The Australian native huntsman spider is a common creature to spot in some parts of the country - most commonly in Auckland, ...

All other spiders in Australia are generally considered to ... Credit: Getty Images/Jenny Dettrick While it is common to encounter snakes in Australia, life-threatening bites are rare.

Georgia was the first state to experience the invasion of the Joro spiders, believed to have made their way from East Asia via shipping trucks or containers around 2013. They are native to China ...

Huntsman spiders, native and infamous in Australia, are also found in parts of New Zealand, most commonly in Auckland. The first sighting of one, known as the brown Avondale spider (Delana ...