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. The Sydney funnel-back spider has held the title of world’s most venomous spider for many ...

“Big boy” funnel-web was initially discovered in the early 2000s, but has now been officially confirmed by Australian scientists. The new huge variation was named Atrax christenseni in honour of the discovery of the creature in Newcastle - which is over 100 miles from Sydney.

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 inches) for the more common Sydney funnel-web.

A new funnel-web species has been discovered in New South Wales. The super-sized spider was found in Newcastle, 110 kilometres north of Sydney. It has been called Atrax Christenseni in honour of Australian Reptile Parks' spider expert,

Scientists in Australia have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest.The new funnel-web species has gotten the nickname Big Boy

Scientists from Australia and Germany have classified a new, highly venomous spider species - Atrax christenseni, known as Big Boy. It is very large and extremely venomous. A bite can be fatal. Researchers from Flinders University in Australia,