An Australian zoo is urging the public to catch and donate the world’s deadliest spiders to support its lifesaving antivenom ...

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

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

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

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

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

Your garden may simply be home to one of the many large garden spiders, which, despite their resemblance to Australia's notorious funnel-web spider, are not especially toxic nor aggressive.

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