A Colossal Arachnid Discovery In a remarkable turn of events, the largest male funnel-web spider ever recorded has found a ...

Scientists discover three species of the famous “Sydney funnel-web spider”, including a larger and more poisonous one in Newcastle.

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.

If you thought Australia’s spiders were scary, wait until you see the prehistoric version. Scientists have found a fossilised ...

“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 Coast, and the ...

Dr Helen Smith, an arachnologist (spider biologist) at the Australian Museum and one of the authors of the study suggested ...

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 ...

The huge spider has dubbed “big boy” and ... developed in the 1980s - prevents most fatalities from funnel-web spiders in Australia. Before effective medicine was introduced, 13 deaths linked ...

Though we don’t have to worry about being preyed upon by this eastern Australia native ... They are also called giant ... [+] crab spiders because of their size and appearance.

"Since 1981, the Australian Reptile Park ... newly identified species from Newcastle after Kane Christensen, a huge fan of spiders who brought the species to the team's attention.

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 ...

a spider enthusiast and former head of spiders at the Australian Reptile Park. "This particular spider is a lot larger, its venom glands are a lot larger and its fangs are a lot longer," he said.