Newcastle funnel-web spider identified as bigger, deadlier than other species
It is something researchers have suspected for 20 years. Now they know for sure the Newcastle funnel-web is bigger, scarier, ...
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Big Boy Is Here and He’s the Most Venomous Spider in the World
Scientists reveal the Sydney funnel-web spider is actually three distinct species, with Newcastle's "Big Boy" reigning ...
Scientists discover new ‘unusually large’ species of one of world’s deadliest spiders
Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one ...
World’s deadliest spider just got larger
A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the world’s deadliest spiders has been discovered by scientists in ...
Super-sized funnel-web spider discovered in Newcastle
Dr Helen Smith, an arachnologist (spider biologist) at the Australian Museum and one of the authors of the study suggested ...
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Australian scientists discover bigger species of deadly funnel web spiders
The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" and was first discovered in the early 2000s near Newcastle, 105 ...
Scientists resolve 'identity crisis' for Australia's deadliest spider
An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly ...
New species of deadly giant spider discovered: here’s where to avoid
Scientists in Australia have discovered a ‘giant’ species of Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest.
World's Most Venomous Spider Revealed: 'Big Boy'
"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.