The feared white tail spider is not as venomous as first thought according to new research. The University of Newcastle and the Australian Museum in Sydney has found of 130 white tail spider bite ...

Our explainer on white-tailed spiders prompted readers to share their own eight-legged encounters. Some said they had been bitten and nearly lost limbs. Others said a white tail's bite had been ...

The white-tail spider, whose bite has been blamed for cases of flesh-eating ulcers for decades, has been declared innocent following methodical Australian research. Not one of the 130 white-tail ...

Mr Guyton said bedrooms, wash houses and bathrooms seemed to be the main places white tails liked to lurk. Photo / John Borren Hot weather brings pests who like to lurk in moist areas, such as ...