MOST spiders are totally harmless – but a select few can give you serious trouble if they bite. Complications from some of Earth’s deadliest eight-legged biters include painful erections, ...

One of the most dangerous spiders to find digging its fangs into ... Its official name is Phoneutria, from the Greek "φονεύτρια" – which means "murderess". This is appropriate given ...

This has happened on several occasions with specimens of the much more dangerous genus Phoneutria, which includes the famous ...

Scientists from Applied BioSciences and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology at Macquarie University have ...