Dr Helen Smith, an arachnologist (spider biologist) at the Australian Museum and one of the authors of the study suggested ...

Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species because there’s such a range in the size and anatomy of individual spiders. Now an international team of scientists ...

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. The ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

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

“The sheer size of the males ... there was thought to be just one species of Sydney funnel-web spider living in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state. However, experts have now ...

The sheer size of the males ... the antivenom for Sydney funnel-web spiders might be optimised by considering biological differentiation at the species level,” said Danilo Harms, another ...

In research released Monday, scientists from the Australian Museum, Flinders University and Germany's Leibniz Institute discovered there are three species of Sydney funnel-web spiders instead of one.

The spider’s sheer size means it could pose an even greater danger to humans than the classic Sydney funnel-web. Current antivenom can treat its fatal bite, but scientists are keen to pinpoint ...

Hemsworth's size surpasses the previous record set by Hercules — who measures in at 7.9cm and was donated last year. Sydney funnel-web spiders usually range in length from 1-5cm, with females ...

One of these, called “Big Boy” for its unusually large size, is new to science. “You would think we would’ve had the Sydney funnel-web spider’s diversity and evolution figured out ...

The family of Australian funnel web spiders includes the Sydney funnel web spider (Atrax robustus), a species with venom so toxic that it's made headlines worldwide. That said, thanks to modern ...