golden orb. The bizarre undersea object, encountered during an expedition last year, was found "tightly adhered" to a rock dotted with white sponges, measuring around 10 centimeters (4 inches ...

Australia has added 750 new species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms to its official list of species living on ...

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).

Spiders are great. They keep mosquitos at ... of the time about a foot underground in a silk-lined burrow. The golden silk orb weaver can actually be larger than 4 inches, but most are much ...

The spiders have a silver-grey coloured abdomen with a brown oak leaf pattern on the back. The legs are dark brown with light brown bands. The markings are somewhat variable. Its webs seem at first ...

The study was inspired by the known fact that orb-weaver spiders have a particular affinity for fireflies, which they seem to keep alive while stuck in their web so that they can attract more ...

Once orb-weaver spiders ensnare ... once again demonstrate that spiders are not passive foragers,” says Mariella Herberstein at Macquarie University in Australia. “We are discovering more ...

A man with a "serious fear" of spiders prompted an emergency call by Western Australia police on New Years' Day. According to police, a passerby raised the alarm after hearing a "screaming ...

A spider inadvertently found in a packet of grapes by a West Auckland woman has been confirmed as an Australian redback. The spider was found, alive, earlier this month by West Harbour resident ...

Another study in Australia found female golden orb-weaving spiders that lived in cities had a larger ovary size than their ...

Earlier this year, USA Today reported that orb weaver spiders also have another interesting skill: Trapping a firefly and using its glowing bulb to attract even more insects. The study was ...

Australia has many venomous animal and insect species. Knowing what to do and what to avoid when bitten by a snake or spider can help save a life. Here’s the expert advice on how to respond ...