The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, holds the record for the largest leg span at around 12 inches. It prefers to hunt instead of building webs. Prehistoric spiders tended to be larger on average ...

Meanwhile, supervising author and arachnologist Dr. Robert Raven said that Megamonodontium mccluskyi is the largest spider fossil discovered in the country and the first from the Barychelidae ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...

SOMERSBY, Australia (CNN) - A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed into a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they’d ever seen.

The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, holds the record for the largest leg span at around 12 inches. It prefers to hunt instead of building webs. Prehistoric spiders tended to be larger on ...