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

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.

Australia's reputation for venomous spiders comes partly from the deadly Sydney funnel-web. It turns out there is not just ...

the spider spans 9.2 centimeters (about 3.6 inches) from foot to foot, according to the Australian Reptile Park. It surpasses the record set by the park’s previous biggest, Hercules, which ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and ... Scientists have named the 3.54-inch-long species Atrax christenseni, with a nickname ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is one of at least 36 ... a 7.9-centimeter spider aptly named Hercules, who is bigger than a baseball and the largest male Sydney funnel-web ever ...

The identification of Atrax christenseni was inspired by reports of unusually large male funnel-web spiders brought to the Australian Reptile Park as part of its Venom Program. These specimens, ...

Before Hemsworth, the record for the biggest male funnel-web spider belonged to a 3.1-inch (7.9 cm) arachnid called Hercules. "We're used to having pretty big funnel-web spiders donated to the ...