The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

The Big Boy spiders can grow up to 9 centimeters ... a highly effective antivenom developed in the 1980s prevents most ...

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider is the most venomous in the world. This scientists already knew since it has 13 people have been ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm (1.97 ...

A statement from the Sydney National Museum and Newcastle University said a new subspecies of deadly venomous spiders has been ...

Recently a new species of spider was discovered in Australia. This new funnel webbed species is nicknamed 'Big Boy' because ...

The Newcastle funnel-web, which is found only near the city of Newcastle to Sydney's north, has been nicknamed "Big Boy" by spider ... envenomation in eastern Australia," Smith said.

The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying ...

Australia's reputation for venomous spiders comes partly from the deadly Sydney funnel-web. It turns out there is not just ...

One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest. Sydney funnel-web ...