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

Catches win matches is an adage as old as the game. And there have been quite a few stunning catches over the years in ...

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But they’re not the only crawlies on the move, and more will come as the climate warms. Michaela Gower reports. A few years ...

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A fascinating discovery was made in Australia when scientists unearthed a giant fossil of a trapdoor spider! This ancient spider species is believed to have roamed the earth millions of years ago. So, ...

An Australian breed of Huntsman spider appears to be establishing itself in Napier. Residents have made two sightings of the species not far from each other in the past few months. There are two ...

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

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 ...

In the past nine months, two Huntsman spiders have been spotted in the same Napier suburb, leading arachnologists to suggest that the Australian native may already be establishing itself in the area.