A largemouth bass trying to engulf a northern pike, a suburban velvet buck, the surprise of a Grant Park red-tailed hawk and ...

Emma Teni, the Australian Reptile Park Spider Keeper, then decided that Hemsworth was the perfect name. “This spider was just so big in comparison to his peers, it reminded me of Chris Hemsworth and ...

There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia.

There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over the Big Boy ...

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The research on Big Boy commenced when Mr Christensen, then based at the Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales, collected several large male funnel-web spider species which were unusually large.

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The Sydney funnel-web spider is the most venomous in the world. This scientists already knew since it has 13 people have been reported to have been killed by it. What some Australian scientists didn’t ...

3. The Newcastle funnel-web (Atrax christenseni) A male Newcastle funnel-web (Atrax christenseni). Playfully dubbed “Big Boy” by spider lovers, the largest of the three, which occurs only in the ...

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.

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.