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

A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big boy’, has officially been discovered ... said spider expert Kane Christensen, the former head of spiders at the Australian Reptile Park.

The Sydney funnel-web spider is the most venomous in the world. This scientists already knew since it has 13 people have been ...

The huge spider has dubbed “big boy” and are said to release “copious ... Mr Christensen, former head of spiders at the Australian Reptile Park who made the discovery, told Sky News ...

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

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm (1.97 ...

The big boys, otherwise known by their taxonomic name Atrax christenseni, are also bristling with bigger weapons. Speaking to Sky News, spider expert ... the former head of spiders at the ...

The Latin name for the Big Boy species is derived from the Newcastle spider enthusiast Kane Christensen, who brought it to the attention of the research team. The study was launched after Mr ...

The 'classic' Sydney funnel-web spider on the (left) and newly-identified Newcastle funnel-web variant 'Big Boy'. Picture: Kane Christensen In early January the Park received a spider named ...

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 ...