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Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Atrax christenseni was named for Kane Christensen, former head of spiders at the Australian Reptile Park, who first described it in the early 2000s and gave the spiders the nickname "big boys." ...

JON VANKIN is a journalist and writer. He is the author of five nonfiction books and nine graphic novels. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Salon, the L.A. Weekly and dozens ...