Dubbed "Big boy'" the impressive spider can grow up to 3.54 inches (9cm) compared with 1.97 inches (5cm) for the more common ...

Scientists from Australia have found a new species of extremely dangerous spider. According to the researchers, it is much larger and more poisonous than its relative, Sydney funnel-web spider, which ...

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

"This particular spider is much larger, its venom glands are much larger, and its fangs are much longer," Christensen said, noting its distinct features compared to the true Sydney funnel-web, Atrax ...

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one of the world’s deadliest spiders – and found there were three species, ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was long thought to be a single species. But it’s actually three different species ...

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax ...

The new species of the most venomous spider in the world can grow up to 4.5cm long - almost double the size of a regular ...

The newly named subspecies. Photo courtesy Kane Christensen.An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most ...

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

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its ...