A new funnel-web spider species discovered in north-east Tasmania has been named after the museum researcher who found it.

Jess Marsh had spent 45 minutes crawling and twisting through the claustrophobic limestone tunnels of the Nullarbor Plain ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider is one of the deadliest spiders in the world, known for its poisonous bite that can be fatal to humans. These spiders are in the eastern coastal regions of Australia, ...