When it comes to inventive ant species, Australia is one of a kind, and this newly discovered species that hunts by using a ...

The brown huntsman can sprint at a maximum speed of eight miles per hour, although it can only maintain that pace for a ...

A species of huntsman spider found in Queensland is the fastest mover out of more than 250 spider species analysed in a new ...

Researchers say their hunting method - which allows them to prey on dangerous ants - is unprecedented.

Some spiders are feared for a reason—but which ones are truly the most venomous on Earth? From neurotoxins that can overwhelm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider, dubbed Hercules, was found on the Central Coast (Australia Reptile Park) The largest male ...

Researchers tested more than 160 spider species from around the world to determine which arachnid is the quickest on eight legs ...

The Australian ballista spider builds a spring-loaded snare that is set off by ants of one species only. The power is in the spider silk.

Scientists in Australia have discovered the fossilized remains of a trapdoor spider, the largest to date in the country. The fossilized spider was found near Gulgong, New South Wales, last week by a ...

Two fossilised spiders have been found entombed in iron-rich sediments at a recently discovered site in New South Wales, Australia. One is the second biggest fossil spider that has ever been uncovered ...

A team of Australian scientists led by Australian Museum (AM) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) paleontologist Dr. Matthew McCurry have formally named and described a fossil spider, ...

Australia, famously, is home to some of the most formidable wildlife on Earth, and its arachnid population is particularly legendary. From the huntsman to the orb-weaver, there are some extraordinary ...