Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's ...

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

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

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

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions ...

Atrax christenseni, after noticing differences in spiders from the Newcastle area, marking a significant contribution to ...

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the ...

The super-sized funnel web was discovered in Newcastle by Australian Reptile Parks' spider expert, Kane Christensen. After ...