The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

The Big Boy spiders can grow up to 9 centimeters ... a highly effective antivenom developed in the 1980s prevents most ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm (1.97 ...

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider is the most venomous in the world. This scientists already knew since it has 13 people have been ...

Recently a new species of spider was discovered in Australia. This new funnel webbed species is nicknamed 'Big Boy' because ...

The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying ...

A statement from the Sydney National Museum and Newcastle University said a new subspecies of deadly venomous spiders has been ...

"The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni — 'Big Boy' — is a totally new species ... In 2024, a Sydney funnel-web spider found in Australia set a record as the largest spider at the ...

Australia's reputation for venomous spiders comes partly from the deadly Sydney funnel-web. It turns out there is not just ...

The Newcastle funnel-web, which is found only near the city of Newcastle to Sydney's north, has been nicknamed "Big Boy" by spider ... envenomation in eastern Australia," Smith said.

Scientists in Germany and Australia have reclassified one of the ... the Newcastle funnel-web was nicknamed “Big Boy” since it is the largest of the three species. “The Newcastle funnel ...