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.

What it eats: Insects, lizards, frogs and other small reptiles Why it's awesome: Arachnophobes may not appreciate the discovery of a never-before-seen "giant ... than other spiders in its genus ...

And one of the spiders, new to science, is a certified monster. The spider’s sheer ... you could hear its footsteps. The giant spiders became sport for the park’s media team.