New Zealanders might want to check their luggage twice — because some eight-legged travelers may be making themselves at home. Giant Australian spiders, like huntsman spiders, are showing up in ...

You dislodge a rotting log in your yard and immediately recoil at the sight of a spider. The creature is black, shiny, and has eight thick, armoured legs. It is not ...

There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over the Big Boy ...

An Australian woman saw a giant spider on her home. — -- A woman in Australia got quite a fright when she saw a giant spider on her home on July 23. Lauren Ansell told Australian media the spider ...

A fossilized spider unearthed in the grasslands of eastern Australia has turned out to be the largest of its kind ever discovered on the continent—and possibly one of the largest fossil spiders found ...

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 ...