Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.

Goliath bird-eating spiders are venomous, but their venom is not potent enough to kill a human. However, the inch-long fangs ...

The spider is so large, its fangs could pierce and deliver their lethal venom through a human fingernail, zoo keepers said. Sydney funnel-web spiders (Atrax robustus) are some of the most venomous ...