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

Just a week after a new funnel-web spider specimen was hailed as the largest ever found, arachnid experts have published a paper suggesting that there are actually three species of the world’s d ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...

Scientists have declared the Sydney funnel-web – hallowed and feared as the world’s most venomous spider – is in fact three separate species. And one of the spiders, new to science ...

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has ...

An Australian spider enthusiast, Kane Christensen, has been part of a groundbreaking discovery with the identification of a new species of funnel-web spider. The new species, named Atrax ...

A new species of Funnel Web Spider named Atrax christenseni and nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ is pictured at the Australian Museum in Sydney (Picture: Reuters) A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big ...

The most notorious is Atrax robustus, which is commonly known as the Sydney funnel-web spider. Its bite can prove fatal if not treated. Now, a new species of funnel-web spider has been discovered ...