More funnel-web spiders have been spotted across Sydney, with the venomous creature cropping up inside homes and backyards. The world's deadliest spider is in the middle of a peak breeding season ...

World-first Australian research is using funnel-web spider venom to protect the heart during heart attacks. The University of ...

For both the spider bite and the DTs1. Nowadays though, people don't generally die from Sydney funnel-web spider bites. However, the very young, the sick and the elderly remain most vulnerable.

Clinical trials are being fast-tracked for a new Australian-made drug that could revolutionise the treatment for heart ...

1. The Sydney Funnel-Web Spider, Quite Possibly The Deadliest Spider In The World The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is arguably the most dangerous spider in the world, owing to its ...

In this research the spider peptide is synthesised in a lab ... Southern tree-dwelling or Sydney funnel-webs were consistently aggressive against potential predators. An effective antivenom ...

The complex mating rituals of the Sydney funnel-web spider have now been described in detail for the first time, with sexual routines including leg and body vibrations and female lifting filling a ...

One of the world’s deadliest spiders could hold the key to saving the lives of people who’ve had heart attacks, according to research by Australian scientists.

World-first research found a molecule found in funnel-web spider venom can potentially save the heart during heart attacks.

Researchers from the University of Queensland developed a breakthrough drug inspired by funnel-web funnel-web spider venom for heart attack patients.

Police have dropped their objection to pro-Palestine protests in Sydney this weekend after a compromise was reached.