The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

Dr Helen Smith, an arachnologist (spider biologist) at the Australian Museum and one of the authors of the study suggested ...

The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

A Colossal Arachnid Discovery In a remarkable turn of events, the largest male funnel-web spider ever recorded has found a ...

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

Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species because there’s such a range in the size and anatomy of individual spiders. Now an international team of scientists ...

This spider species was originally thought to be the same as the Sydney funnel-web ... christenseni is a superb and impressive funnel web. The sheer size of the males, compared to the males ...

“The sheer size of the males ... there was thought to be just one species of Sydney funnel-web spider living in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state. However, experts have now ...

The sheer size of the males ... the antivenom for Sydney funnel-web spiders might be optimised by considering biological differentiation at the species level,” said Danilo Harms, another ...

Funnel-web spiders, whose most dangerous species lives in and around Sydney, are known for their ... can be used to make antivenom. Despite its size, Hemsworth is by no means the largest type ...

more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" and was first discovered in the early 2000s near ...

The family of Australian funnel web spiders includes the Sydney funnel web spider (Atrax robustus), a species with venom so toxic that it's made headlines worldwide. That said, thanks to modern ...