Dubbed "Big boy'" the impressive spider can grow up to 3.54 inches (9cm) compared with 1.97 inches (5cm) for the more common ...

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.

Let's talk about the funnel web spider, one of the most notorious arachnids in the world. Known for their fast-acting venom, ...

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

Shutterstock Images Me and spiders are not friends. I know, I know, they do good things. But honestly the way they move, and ...

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

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly ...

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

The Australian Reptile Park's spider keeper says she named the spider Hemsworth because the arachnid towers over other ...

A record-breaking funnel-web spider has been named after the Hemsworth brothers in a bizarre tribute by the Australian ...

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