Queensland researchers have developed a revolutionary drug called IB409, made using funnel web spider venom, that works by ...

Venom from the deadly funnel-web spider could soon be the key to preventing damage from heart attacks and strokes, as a ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider delivers venom that attacks the nervous system within minutes, though its toxins are now helping ...

The experimental treatment, called IB409, aims to protect the heart and brain during heart attacks and strokes by preventing ...

A potential breakthrough treatment derived from the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders has taken a major step ...

SYDNEY, Jan. 8 (Xinhua/APP): A potentially life-saving treatment for heart attacks and strokes, derived from the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders, has entered human trials, researchers in ...

Professor Nathan Palpant, Professor Mark Smythe and Professor Glenn King.(Photo credit: The University of Queensland. ) A ...

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. Sydney funnel-web spiders ...

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 ...

While the funnel-web spider is best known for its potent venom, the experts say its chemistry could soon play an unexpected ...

Australia is known for its deadly creatures of unusual size. From the saltwater crocodile to the box jellyfish and even the eastern brown snake, these creatures are just a sampling of the critters ...