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

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

Researchers have discovered that one of Australia’s largest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, and ...

Although its venom is the deadliest in the world, no one in Australia has died of a funnel-web bite since the introduction of ...

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

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax ...

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

"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly ...

Groundbreaking research reveals the Sydney funnel-web spider is actually three distinct species, shedding new light on venom, ...

The spider has been named Atrax christenseni, in honour of the spider expert. 'It's unbelievable. To have a spider that I'm ...

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