Peacock spiders are well known for their elaborate dances – but their extraordinary jumps smash speed records.

New research has tracked Australia's peacock spiders making the fastest-known jumps in a spider, experiencing forces higher than fighter pilots while ...

In an Irish cave, a TV crew found a dead spider covered with a fungus. The fungus turned out to be a new species that turned its victims into zombies.

A massive venomous spider has been discovered in Australia - and it’s one of the world’s deadliest. The spider, a species of funnel-web, has just had its existence confirmed by scientists ...

Though we don’t have to worry about being preyed upon by this eastern Australia native ... shorter than that of the giant huntsman spider, its sheer mass makes it the heavyweight champion ...

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.

If unsure what to do after a spider bite, call the nationwide Poisons Information centre helpline on 13 11 26. For all snakebites and any case of emergency, call triple zero (000).