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 ...

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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.

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

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, ...

The dark, glossy Sydney funnel-web spider was originally described in 1877 as Atrax robustus. The name stuck until more recently when staff at the Australian Reptile Park, which milks venom from ...

“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 ...