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.

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 in Australia have discovered a spider that they've unironically nicknamed "Big Boy." This arachnid is a larger, more venomous version of the Sydney funnel web, known to be one of the ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over ...

The Newcastle funnel-web spider, Atrax christenseni, the most venomous spider in the world. This spider species was originally thought to be the same as the Sydney funnel-web, Atrax robustus.

A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big boy’, has officially been discovered in Australia- and immediately became one of the deadliest arachnids in the world.

A new species of Funnel Web Spider named Atrax christenseni and nicknamed 'Big Boy' is next to the Sydney Funnel Web Spider in a container at the Australian Museum in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday.

This funnel-web spider can grow up to 9cm - which is nearly twice the size of the Sydney funnel-web - a more common cousin of this one. The huge spider has dubbed “big boy” and are said to ...