A ustralian scientists officially confirmed the existence of a new venomous funnel-web spider species, named Big Boy (Atrax christenseni), discovered near Newcastle, 170 kilometers north of Sydney ...

Banner image of Newcastle funnel-web spider, courtesy of Kane Christensen. This article was originally published on Mongabay.

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.

Larger, more venomous version of one of world's deadliest spiders discovered 00:45. Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more ...

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.

In short: Researchers have confirmed Sydney's funnel-web spiders are made up of three different species. The largest and most venomous type is known as the Newcastle funnel-web.

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“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni—dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species.The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax robustus centres on the North Shore of Sydney and the Central ...

Funnel-web spiders are one of the most common spiders in Newcastle, Australia. However, despite how common they are, the spiders generally only bite between 30 to 40 people per year.

The Newcastle funnel-web was mistakenly thought to be part of the Sydney funnel-web species. (Kane Christensen) The group of spiders formerly known as A. robustus had posed something of a puzzle ...