The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

Spiders are some of the most common creatures we share our homes with. While they may seem scary at first, most house spider species are harmless and even helpful, keeping pest insects under control.

For the wasp spider, tip-pore sensilla were found on the ends of the legs, where they are most likely to come into contact with what the spider is walking on. Wall-pore sensilla were found in the ...

Without these, how do spiders detect odors at all? Our study has solved these long-standing questions. We discovered previously overlooked wall-pore sensilla on the walking legs of male wasp ...

The new funnel-web ... web spider. Scientists have named the 9-centimetre (3.54 inches) long species as Atrax christenseni, after Christensen's contributions to the research. The more common ...

Male wasp spiders use the hairs on their legs to sniff out mates 1. A sense of taste has been documented in many spiders, but how most species smell airborne chemicals remains a mystery ...

Without these, how do spiders detect odours at all? Our study has solved these long-standing questions. We discovered previously overlooked wall-pore sensilla on the walking legs of male wasp ...