A giant spider species from Africa has been found at a London primary school Staff screamed when the huntsman spider leapt ... The arachnids are found in Australia, New Zealand, south-east Asia ...

Also native to Australia are social huntsman spiders (Delena cancerides), which can often be found in colonies of up to 300 under the bark of dead trees. The giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda ...

An Australian spider the size of a guinea pig left removal ... but he's definitely the biggest spider." The giant huntsman variety can grow to up to 30cm in leg span and Mr Alrdridge said ...

A member of the public caught and donated the giant arachnid to the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, New South Wales. The zoo encourages donations to support its spider venom program ...

The Goliath birdeater spider, native to South America's rainforests, is the biggest spider in the world, with a leg span reaching up to 12 inches (31 cm). The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, ...

is the biggest spider in the world, with a leg span reaching up to 12 inches (31 cm). The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, holds the record for the largest leg span at around 12 inches.

Also native to Australia are social huntsman spiders (Delena cancerides), which can often be found in colonies of up to 300 under the bark of dead trees. The giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima) ...

From the same zoo in Australia that gave us giant spiders Hercules and Colossus comes an arachnid that is ... even bigger. The Australian Reptile Park recently recorded its largest male funnel-web ...