A GW graduate recently made a large discovery. Literally. Matjaz Kuntner, who obtained his Ph.D. at GW, discovered a giant golden orb-weaving spider from Africa and Madagascar after several years of ...

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 ...

Significance and Research Scientists study genetics and behavior for insights into silk production, exploring applications in various fields. Other Giant Spider Webs Golden Orb-Weaver Spider (Africa ...

Researchers from Flinders University in Australia, the Australian Museum, and the German Leibniz Institute discovered a new, highly venomous spider species. Atrax christenseni, or Big Boy, is a ...

Let's talk about the orb weaver spider, an arachnid renowned for its beautiful, circular webs. Found in gardens, forests and backyards around the world, orb weavers are some of the most common spiders ...

These spiders are commonly confused with golden orb spiders, but garden spiders are smaller and lack the golden sheen on their webs. You may also hear these arachnids referred to as the zipper ...

Here’s how it works. One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest.

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they had ever seen.See the funnel-web spider Hemsworth ...

The males are much smaller and often build a small zigzag web near the female's larger structure. These spiders are commonly confused with golden orb spiders, but garden spiders are smaller and lack ...