Atrax christenseni owes its name to Kane Christensen, a Central Coast spider enthusiast who first brought the Newcastle ...

The species, named in honor of Newcastle spider enthusiast Kane Christensen, is the largest of three newly identified species of funnel-web spiders. The discovery was made by researchers from the ...

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

Dr. Smith suggested naming the newly identified species from Newcastle after Kane Christensen, a huge fan of spiders who brought the species to the team's attention. "Kane has been instrumental in ...

The discovery was made by spider enthusiast Kane Christensen, whose contribution is honored in the Latin species name. Atrax christenseni reaches 4 inches, making it almost twice the size of the ...

Atrax christenseni was named for Kane Christensen, former head of spiders at the Australian Reptile Park, who first described ...

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 ...

‘This particular spider is a lot larger, its venom glands are a lot larger and its fangs are a lot longer,’ said spider expert Kane Christensen, the former head of spiders at the Australian ...

Scientists have just discovered a brand new species of spider—and it instantly became the most venomous story in the world. The Sydney funnel-web has held the title of most venomous creepy ...