A ustralian scientists officially confirmed the existence of a new venomous funnel-web spider species, named Big Boy (Atrax ...
a former employee at the Australian Reptile Park who brought the spiders to the researchers’ attention. The conservation status of the Sydney funnel-web hasn’t been assessed on the IUCN Red List.
Australia's reputation for venomous spiders comes partly from the deadly Sydney funnel-web. It turns out there is not just ...