A ustralian scientists officially confirmed the existence of a new venomous funnel-web spider species, named Big Boy (Atrax christenseni), discovered near Newcastle, 170 kilometers north of Sydney ...

Banner image of Newcastle funnel-web spider, courtesy of Kane Christensen. This article was originally published on Mongabay. A venomous Australian spider turns out to be 3 species, ...

The Newcastle funnel-web spider, Atrax christenseni, the most venomous spider in the world. This spider species was originally thought to be the same as the Sydney funnel-web, Atrax robustus.

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

Larger, more venomous version of one of world's deadliest spiders discovered 00:45. Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

In short: Researchers have confirmed Sydney's funnel-web spiders are made up of three different species. The largest and most venomous type is known as the Newcastle funnel-web.

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni—dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species.The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax robustus centres on the North Shore of Sydney and the Central ...

Funnel-web spiders are one of the most common spiders in Newcastle, Australia. However, despite how common they are, the spiders generally only bite between 30 to 40 people per year.

The spider measured 3.1 inches (7.9 centimeters) from foot to foot, ... Australia's most populous city, to the coastal city of Newcastle in the north and the Blue Mountains to the west.

The Newcastle funnel-web was mistakenly thought to be part of the Sydney funnel-web species. (Kane Christensen) The group of spiders formerly known as A. robustus had posed something of a puzzle ...