If you're still struggling to identify a funnel-web spider, this spider identification app should be able to help. Mouse spiders can be as dangerous as funnel web spiders; here's how to tell them ...

Afraid of spiders? Consider this a fair warning to not scroll down further. A Reddit user has provided the internet with nightmare fuel for days by sharing a picture of a mouse caught in the web ...

But this is certainly not what we advocate for this native spider species. In the same way that we recommend staying well away from funnel-web and redback species, all of which are potentially deadly, ...

but mouse spiders lack the distinctive funnel-shaped web. Male Sydney funnel web spider bites are more dangerous than females, due to the increased potency of their venom. However, these spiders ...

“It’s not only effective against Sydney species, it’s effective against all other funnel-webs and even against mouse spiders, which are a completely different family but are now thought to be related.