If a cold air funnel touches the ground, then officials consider it a tornado and issue a tornado warning. "(O)n rare occasions they can touch down and cause EF-0 level (winds up to 85 mph ...

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.

The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their eggs so they can be used to make life-saving antivenom.