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

The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed.

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

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

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

Scientists from Australia have found a new species of extremely dangerous spider. According to the researchers, it is much larger and more poisonous than its relative, Sydney funnel-web spider, which ...

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

"This particular spider is much larger, its venom glands are much larger, and its fangs are much longer," Christensen said, noting its distinct features compared to the true Sydney funnel-web, Atrax ...

Also dubbed “Big Boy,” the Newcastle funnel-web is new to science and is named after Kane Christensen, a former employee at the Australian Reptile Park who brought the spiders to the researchers’ ...

The newly named subspecies. Photo courtesy Kane Christensen.An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most ...

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