In 2024, a Sydney funnel-web spider found in Australia set a record as the largest spider at the Australian Reptile Park. It measured 3.1 inches from foot to foot, surpassing the park's previous ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a spider that they've unironically nicknamed "Big Boy." This arachnid is a larger, more venomous version of the Sydney funnel web, known to be one of the ...

One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest. Sydney funnel-web ...

A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big boy’, has officially been discovered in Australia- and immediately became one of the deadliest arachnids in the world. The Sydney funnel-back spider ...

A new species of funnel-web spider has been discovered in Newcastle, Australia - even larger and more venomous than common Sydney funnel-web spiders. Picture: Kane Christensen A new species of ...

Scientists from Australia and Germany have classified a new, highly venomous species of spider – Atrax christenseni, known as Big Boy. It is very large and extremely venomous. A bite can be fatal.

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed ... Sydney funnel-webs are found in eastern Australia, within around 100 miles (160km) of the city ...

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of ... newly collected spiders with older specimens in the Australian Museum collections dating back to the early 1900s.

A man with a "serious fear" of spiders prompted an emergency call by Western Australia police on New Years' Day. According to police, a passerby raised the alarm after hearing a "screaming ...