Gravity-fighting Australian peacock spiders have been put through their paces in the name of science to understand how well ...

A breed of Huntsman spider appears to be establishing itself in Napier, an arachnid expert says. Associate Professor of ...

Residents have spotted the species twice in the past few months, and an expert weighs in on if we should be worried.

In the past nine months, two Huntsman spiders have been spotted in the same Napier suburb, leading arachnologists to suggest ...

Huntsman spiders, native and infamous in Australia, are also found in parts of New Zealand, most commonly in Auckland. The ...

"Spiders do not usually run towards people when they sense danger. This would be like humans running towards something like ...

An Australian zoo is urging the public to catch and donate the world’s deadliest spiders to support its lifesaving antivenom programme. The Australian Reptile Park in Sydney says this has been a ...

Sydneysiders can expect are surge in funnel-web spiders this autumn. Picture: Supplied Australian Reptile Park seeking funnel web spider donations. Picture: Supplied Spider keeper Emma Teni said ...

An Australian zoo has put out an unusual but urgent appeal for public donations of funnel-web spiders, one of the world’s most venomous arachnids. The Australian Reptile Park on Feb 25 called ...