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World's Most Venomous Spider Revealed: 'Big Boy'
"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.
New species of spider nicknamed 'big boy' is one of the world's deadliest
A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big boy’, has officially been discovered in Australia- and immediately became one of the deadliest arachnids in the world. The Sydney funnel-back spider has held the title of world’s most venomous spider for many years,
Scientists name new species of ‘unusually large’ spider in Australia ‘Big Boy’
Scientists name new species of ‘unusually large’ spider in Australia ‘Big Boy’ - New species of funnel-web spider found in Newcastle has been dubbed ‘Big Boy’
'Larger and more venomous' species of deadly 'big boy' spider discovered
The first person to discover the Aussie spider, Kane Christensen, has warned people not to approach it, citing its massive fangs and glands that produce 'copious amounts of venom'
World’s deadliest spider just got larger
A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the world’s deadliest spiders has been discovered by scientists in Australia...
Scientists discover terrifying 'big boy' spider with deadly venom
“Big boy” funnel-web was initially discovered in the early 2000s, but has now been officially confirmed by Australian scientists. The new huge variation was named Atrax christenseni in honour of the discovery of the creature in Newcastle - which is over 100 miles from Sydney.
New bigger and more venomous species of world’s deadliest spider found in Australia
A new species of funnel-web spider has been discovered in Newcastle, Australia - even larger and more venomous than common Sydney funnel-web spiders.
Bigger and more venomous species of funnel-web spider discovered in Australia
A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm (1.97 inches) for the more common Sydney funnel-web.
Giant Venomous 'Big Boy' Spider Species Discovered in Australia
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. Though more venomous,
Newcastle funnel-web spider identified as bigger, deadlier than other species
It is something researchers have suspected for 20 years. Now they know for sure the Newcastle funnel-web is bigger, scarier, and different than the rest.
Australian scientists find bigger species of deadly funnel web spider
Australian scientists have newly classified a bigger species of the Sydney funnel web spider, one of the world's deadliest, saying the new species could inject more venom, in research released on Monday (January 13).
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Highly dangerous new species of spider has been found
A larger and deadlier species of funnel-web spider, dubbed the ‘Big Boy’, has been discovered by experts. Of course, the new ...
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Giant funnel-web spider with fangs so big it could bite through a human fingernail arrives at Australian zoo
Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions ...