The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

The “classic” Sydney funnel-web spider, Atrax robustus, is found from the Central Coast to the Sydney Basin; the Southern Sydney funnel-web, Atrax montanus, is common in the Blue Mountains south and ...

Scientists discover three species of the famous “Sydney funnel-web spider”, including a larger and more poisonous one in ...

They also, through some quirk of evolution, secrete a venom more deadly to humans than any other spider. There are dozens of ...

Scientists have named the 3.54-inch-long species Atrax christenseni, with a nickname of "Big Boy." Common Sydney funnel-web spiders, in comparison, can grow up to nearly 2 inches. "Our research ...

The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider is the most venomous in the world. This scientists already knew since it has 13 people have been ...

The Newcastle funnel-web spider, Atrax christenseni, the most venomous spider in the world. This spider species was originally thought to be the same as the Sydney funnel-web, Atrax robustus.

Atrax montanus, is a resurrected species name from 1914,” Loria explained. “Spiders are older than the dinosaurs. In more than 300 million years of existence, they’ve mastered nearly every ...

Researchers reclassify the infamous Sydney funnel-web spider into three distinct species: Atrax robustus, Atrax montanus, and ...

Sydney funnel-web spiders (Atrax robustus) are glossy black in color and grow to 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) long. The iconic arachnids are also among the most venomous spiders to humans.