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 ...

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

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

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large ... The Latin name for the Big Boy species is derived from the Newcastle spider enthusiast Kane Christensen, who brought it to the attention of ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest. Sydney funnel-web ...