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

Although its venom is the deadliest in the world, no one in Australia has died of a funnel-web bite since the introduction of ...

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

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax robustus centres on the North Shore of Sydney and the Central Coast, and the ...

They also, through some quirk of evolution, secrete a venom more deadly to humans than any other spider. There are dozens of funnel-web species in Australia, but the most venomous of the bunch is ...

Here’s how it works. 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.

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

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly to humans than that of any other spider, the iconic Sydney funnel-web ...

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 ...

A statement from the Sydney National Museum and Newcastle University said a new subspecies of deadly venomous spiders has been ...