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

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one of the world’s deadliest spiders – and found there were three species, ...

Not everybody would be thrilled about having a newly discovered, plus-size species of deadly spider named after them—but not ...

Biggest Funnel Web Spider Ever Found Is Named After The Hemsworth Brothers. A massive funnel web spider, the largest ever discovered, has been named ‘Hemsworth’ after the famous brothers. The ...

A high pressure system over the southeastern Tasman Sea is extending a ridge towards far northeastern New South Wales maintaining a northeasterly airstream along much of the coast. A cold front and ...

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming more likely about the coast in the evening. Winds southerly 25 to 40 km/h, increasing to 40 to 60 km/h along the coastal fringe. Large and powerful surf ...