She is affiliated with Invertebrates Australia (conservation organisation ... many of these creatures are often described as “creepy crawlies”. Their alien-looking bodies might seem like ...

While the quickest recorded death from a Sydney funnel-web spider was a toddler at 13 minutes, the average is closer to 76 minutes - and first aid gives you an even better chance of surviving. So ...

Emma Teni extracts venom from Sydney funnel-web spiders at the Australian Reptile Park, crucial for the national antivenom ...

Some folks try their hardest to avoid creepy critters. Not scientists. Under the microscope, bugs and insects get bigger, brighter and in some cases, even a little more scary. Click with caution.

Under the sails of the Sydney Opera House a show by Indonesian group Paper Moon Theatre aims to help migrant schoolkids ...

THEY’RE creepy, crawly and for some ... More than 800 species of spider are covered in A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia — a book that the authors hope will help others learn to love ...

When I was a child, I visited the village in India where my father grew up. As we strolled down dirt roads, he reminisced on his barefoot youth. I don’t remember much of what he said — I was ...

Friends, family and neighbours rely on her for her knowledge of Australia's creepy crawlies. "Some girls arrive home to flowers on their doorstep," jokes Emma. "For me it's not unusual to arrive ...