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

‘This particular spider is a lot larger, its venom glands are a lot larger and its fangs are a lot longer,’ said spider expert Kane Christensen, the former head of spiders at the Australian Reptile ...

Scientists reveal the Sydney funnel-web spider is actually three distinct species, with Newcastle's "Big Boy" reigning ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one ...

Dubbed "Big boy'" the impressive spider can grow up to 3.54 inches (9cm) compared with 1.97 inches (5cm) for the more common ...

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

The first person to discover the Aussie spider, Kane Christensen, has warned people not to approach it, citing its massive ...

The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying ...

A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the world’s deadliest spiders has been discovered by scientists in ...

SYDNEY : Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest.

"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.