This video that shows what happens when you kill a wolf spider is like something out of a nightmare.

The wolf spider exhibits a high level of "maternal care" when compared to other species of arachnid.

With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park, where it will help save lives.

Thousands of spiders have cast eerie webs over vast areas of flood-hit Australia after being forced to seek shelter by the rising waters.

The funnel-web spider, named Hercules, was donated to the Australian Reptile Park to help save lives by contributing the park's antivenom program.

The 3.1 inch Sydney funnel-web spider is expected to be a big contributor to a reptile park's antivenom program.

With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park, where it will help save lives.