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

The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" and was first discovered in the early 2000s near Newcastle, 105 ...

There are several genera of funnel web spiders, but the most common ones in Australia are Atrax, Hadronyche, and Illawarra.

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, ...

One of the most common fears humans have is the fear of spiders. They can be scary, intimidating creatures but they all have ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a larger, more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders, the Sydney ...

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

A new, venomous Sydney funnel-web spider species was discovered in Australia, nicknamed 'Big Boy.' Space advancements continue with Stoke Space and Loft Orbital securing substantial investments, while ...

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A bigger and more dangerous version of the world's deadliest spider has been discovered by boffins in Australia. The ...