Australian scientists officially confirmed the existence of a new venomous funnel-web spider species, named Big Boy (Atrax christenseni), discovered near Newcastle, 170 kilometers north of Sydney.

Also dubbed “Big Boy,” the Newcastle funnel-web is new to science and is named after Kane Christensen, a former employee at the Australian Reptile Park who brought the spiders to the ...

The new huge variation was named Atrax christenseni in honour of the discovery of the creature in Newcastle - which is over 100 miles from Sydney. Mr Christensen, former head of spiders at the ...

Newcastle, and Southern Sydney. The infamous Sydney funnel-web spider, known for its deadly bite and fearsome reputation, has just had its identity shaken up by science. What was once thought to ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider, primarily found in the Sydney region, extending north to Newcastle and south to the Illawarra, is the only confirmed deadly species. “Grab a smooth jar and a long ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

Supplied Hemsworth the funnel-web spider. Picture: Supplied The newest arrival, “Hemsworth”, was handed into a drop-off centre in Newcastle and has fangs that “could pierce through a human ...