Atrax christenseni, after noticing differences in spiders from the Newcastle area, marking a significant contribution to ...

They have named the 9-centimetre long species as Atrax christenseni, after spider enthusiast Kane Christensen's contributions ...

A new species of funnel-web spider has been discovered in Newcastle, Australia - even larger and more venomous than common ...

The first person to discover the Aussie spider, Kane Christensen, has warned people not to approach it, citing its massive ...

"If you are bitten by a funnel-web spider, call an ambulance and go straight to hospital," researcher Geoff Isbister said.

A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big boy’, has officially been discovered in Australia- and immediately became one of the ...

Now scientists in Australia have discovered a new funnel-web spider which is even bigger and more venomous. Kane Christensen is behind the discovery and says "its venom glands are a lot larger and its ...

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

A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the world’s deadliest spiders has been discovered by scientists in ...

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly ...