Scientists from Australia and Germany have classified a new, highly venomous species of spider, Atrax christenseni, known as ...

Scientists name new species of ‘unusually large’ spider in Australia ‘Big Boy’ - New species of funnel-web spider found in ...

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

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

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists.

Scientists in Australia have discovered a spider that they've unironically nicknamed "Big Boy." This arachnid is a larger, ...

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

“Big boy” funnel-web was initially discovered in the early 2000s, but has now been officially confirmed by Australian ...

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

The newly named subspecies. Photo courtesy Kane Christensen.An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most ...

Australian scientists have identified a new, larger species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, named 'Big Boy'. This species, Atrax christenseni, was discovered near Newcastle by Kane Christensen.