Scientists reveal the Sydney funnel-web spider is actually three distinct species, with Newcastle's "Big Boy" reigning ...

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

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

Scientists discover three species of the famous “Sydney funnel-web spider”, including a larger and more poisonous one in ...

A ustralian scientists officially confirmed the existence of a new venomous funnel-web spider species, named Big Boy (Atrax ...

The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans. “When I felt ...

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

There are several genera of funnel web spiders, but the most common ones in Australia are Atrax, Hadronyche, and Illawarra. They vary in size and color, usually black or brown, with shiny carapaces.

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists.

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

Kane Christensen The original single species of Sydney funnel-web is named Atrax robustus, and grows up to 1.6 inches in length. The researchers describe in the paper how they used DNA analysis to ...

The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" and was first discovered in the early 2000s near Newcastle, 170 km (105 miles) north of Sydney, by Kane Christensen, a spider ...