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

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

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

The new species of the most venomous spider in the world was discovered by Australian Reptile Parks spider expert Kane Christensen in the NSW city of Newcastle in 2018. After spotting several of the ...

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

A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big boy’, has officially been discovered in Australia- and immediately became one of the ...

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

Scientists in Australia have discovered a ‘giant’ species of Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest. Nicknamed ‘Big Boy’, the species was originally found by Kane Christensen, a spider ...

The first person to discover the Aussie spider, Kane Christensen, has warned people not to approach it, citing its massive ...

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