Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

Researchers reclassify the infamous Sydney funnel-web spider into three distinct species: Atrax robustus, Atrax montanus, and Atrax christenseni. Led by a team from the Leibniz Institute, the ...

But researchers are optimistic this discovery will have practical implications for antivenom production and spider venom research in the future. “Current antivenom successfully treats all funnel-web ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

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The current antivenom is already effective against a wide variety of funnel-web spider bites, including the newly discovered "Big Boy." Only male Sydney funnel-web spiders have venom that can kill ...

The most notorious is Atrax robustus, which is commonly known as the Sydney funnel-web spider. Its bite can prove fatal if not treated. Now, a new species of funnel-web spider has been discovered, and ...

Of the staggering 43,000 venomous spider species worldwide, the Sydney funnel-web stands out for its lethal bite. What makes this Australian species the deadliest in the world is its swift ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists.

The finding will not change how funnel-web spider bites are treated as the antivenom ... Warning: this story contains several pictures of spiders. The iconic Sydney funnel-web is in fact three ...