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'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest and deadliest arachnid after surprise discoverySydney 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.
Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...
Although its venom is the deadliest in the world, no one in Australia has died of a funnel-web bite since the introduction of an antivenom in 1981, despite the 30 to 40 recorded funnel-web bites every ...
If you are bitten by a large, black spider in Australia, the medical advice is to treat is as an emergency. However, not all ...
“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 Coast, and the ...
Male Atrax robustus spiders (Sydney funnel-web spiders) are responsible for over 10 deaths a year. That said, there are plenty of other harmless spiders in many other parts of the world who create ...
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 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.
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.
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