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Monster funnel-web spider that packs 'copious amount of venom' and can be found in homes discovered
Dubbed "Big boy'" the impressive spider can grow up to 3.54 inches (9cm) compared with 1.97 inches (5cm) for the more common ...
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Oklahoma Joe: Sydney – A city of crowds, culture and creatures
I never grow tired of Sydney, even when it seems like millions of people have packed the coastal city during summer vacation.
World's Deadliest Spider Has Been Harboring a Killer Secret
The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans. “When I felt ...
Here's what Australia was missing: 'Big Boy' is a palm-sized super-venomous spider
A ustralian scientists officially confirmed the existence of a new venomous funnel-web spider species, named Big Boy (Atrax ...
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A venomous Australian spider turns out to be 3 species, not 1
The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was long thought to be a single species. But it’s actually three different species ...
Yikes! World’s Deadliest Spider Is Actually 3 Different Species
“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax ...
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What are Funnel Web Spiders? Australian scientists discover more bigger and venomous species
There are several genera of funnel web spiders, but the most common ones in Australia are Atrax, Hadronyche, and Illawarra.