"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.

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

A ustralian scientists officially confirmed the existence of a new venomous funnel-web spider species, named Big Boy (Atrax ...

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

It’s bad news for arachnophobes but great news for a dedicated NSW spider wrangler: we are now home to a new funnel-web ...

The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" and was first discovered in the early 2000s near Newcastle, 170 ...

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

which is found only near the city of Newcastle to Sydney's north, has been nicknamed "Big Boy" by spider enthusiasts. "Our research uncovered hidden diversity among funnel-web spiders," study co ...

The newly named subspecies. Photo courtesy Kane Christensen.An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most ...

It is something researchers have suspected for 20 years. Now they know for sure the Newcastle funnel-web is bigger, scarier, ...