The big boys, otherwise known by their taxonomic name Atrax christenseni, are also bristling with bigger weapons. Speaking to Sky News, spider expert Kane Christensen said the species he ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the world’s deadliest spiders has been discovered by scientists in Australia. Nicknamed “Big Boy” and living just 100 miles north of ...