Also dubbed “Big Boy,” the Newcastle funnel-web is new to science and is named after Kane Christensen, a former employee at the Australian Reptile Park who brought the spiders to the ...

Why is an Australian zoo asking public to donate deadly spiders? - Australian Reptile Park in Sydney is seeking more male ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider, primarily found in the Sydney region, extending north to Newcastle and south to the Illawarra, is the only confirmed deadly species. “Grab a smooth jar and a long ...

Newcastle, and Southern Sydney. The infamous Sydney funnel-web spider, known for its deadly bite and fearsome reputation, has just had its identity shaken up by science. What was once thought to ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

Supplied Hemsworth the funnel-web spider. Picture: Supplied The newest arrival, “Hemsworth”, was handed into a drop-off centre in Newcastle and has fangs that “could pierce through a human ...