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 ...

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 ...

Its home turf is Newcastle, about 90 miles north of Sydney, and it boasts longer legs and a hefty physique. “The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni – ‘Big Boy – is a totally new species. The ...

A larger and deadlier species of funnel-web spider - dubbed the 'Big Boy' - has been discovered by experts. The new species of the most venomous spider in the world was discovered by Australian ...

To prove there was a new species in town, the research team collected new specimens of funnel-webs and focused on the spiders' DNA while comparing new and old specimens dating back to the early 1900s.

SYDNEY — 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 earned the nickname ...

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 ...

Sydney funnel-webs are known for their fast-acting and highly toxic venom, but luckily the same anti-venom is effective on bites from the new species. Mr Christensen first discovered 'big boy' in ...

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, and ...

30, 2024 — A new species of black, slender moray eel has chosen the road less traveled, thriving in dim and muddy river mouths, unlike most of its marine ... It's Complicated: Researchers ...

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 ...