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Big Boy Is Here and He’s the Most Venomous Spider in the WorldAtrax christenseni owes its name to Kane Christensen, a Central Coast spider enthusiast who first brought the Newcastle specimens to researchers’ attention. “The sheer size of the males ...
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'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest and deadliest arachnid after surprise discoveryAtrax 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." ...
‘This particular spider is a lot larger, its venom glands are a lot larger and its fangs are a lot longer,’ said spider expert Kane Christensen, the former head of spiders at the Australian ...
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A venomous Australian spider turns out to be 3 species, not 1Also 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 ...
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Monster funnel-web spider that packs 'copious amount of venom' and can be found in homes discovered"This particular spider is a lot larger, its venom glands are a lot larger and its fangs are a lot longer," spider expert Kane Christensen told Sky News. The Sydney funnel-web spider is one of the ...
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What are Funnel Web Spiders? Australian scientists discover more bigger and venomous speciesKane Christensen, an expert in Spiders, was quoted by Sky News: "This particular spider is a lot larger, its venom glands are a lot larger and its fangs are a lot longer." In January 2025 ...
Dr. Smith suggested naming the newly identified species from Newcastle after Kane Christensen, a huge fan of spiders who brought the species to the team's attention. "Kane has been instrumental in ...
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