The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

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Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's ...

Australian scientists have identified a new, larger species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, named 'Big Boy'. This species, Atrax christenseni, was discovered near Newcastle by Kane Christensen.