The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

The “classic” Sydney funnel-web spider, Atrax robustus, is found from the Central Coast to the Sydney Basin; the Southern Sydney funnel-web, Atrax montanus, is common in the Blue Mountains south and ...

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

They also, through some quirk of evolution, secrete a venom more deadly to humans than any other spider. There are dozens of ...

Scientists have named the 3.54-inch-long species Atrax christenseni, with a nickname of "Big Boy." Common Sydney funnel-web spiders, in comparison, can grow up to nearly 2 inches. "Our research ...

The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying ...

A statement from the Sydney National Museum and Newcastle University said a new subspecies of deadly venomous spiders has been ...

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

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.

Atrax montanus, is a resurrected species name from 1914,” Loria explained. “Spiders are older than the dinosaurs. In more than 300 million years of existence, they’ve mastered nearly every ...

Sydney funnel-web spiders (Atrax robustus) are glossy black in color and grow to 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) long. The iconic arachnids are also among the most venomous spiders to humans.