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 ...

The species, named in honor of Newcastle spider enthusiast Kane Christensen, is the largest of three newly identified species ...

Scientists discover three species of the famous “Sydney funnel-web spider”, including a larger and more poisonous one in ...

The Newcastle funnel-web was mistakenly thought to be part of the Sydney funnel-web species. (Kane Christensen) Led by ...

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

Kane Christensen The original single species of Sydney funnel-web is named Atrax robustus, and grows up to 1.6 inches in length. The researchers describe in the paper how they used DNA analysis to ...

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

The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" and was first discovered in the early 2000s near Newcastle, 170 km (105 miles) north of Sydney, by Kane Christensen, a spider ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm (1.97 ...

Nicknamed ‘Big Boy’, the species was originally found by Kane Christensen, a spider enthusiast and ex-head of spiders at the Australian Reptile Park. in the early 2000s near Newcastle ...