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.
Scientists discover bigger, more venomous spider species
The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.
Larger, more venomous version of one of world's deadliest spiders discovered
Scientists in Australia have discovered a larger, more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders, the Sydney funnel-web spider.
Australian scientists discover bigger species of deadly funnel web spiders
A new species of Funnel Web Spider named Atrax christenseni and nicknamed 'Big Boy' is next to the Sydney Funnel Web Spider in a container at the Australian Museum in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday. () SYDNEY — Australian scientists have discovered a bigger,
World's deadliest spiders dubbed 'Big Boy' are getting bigger and more dangerous
A new bigger and more dangerous version of the world's deadliest spider, the funnel web, has been identified in the land down under – and it even has longer fangs and more venom
Meet "Big Boy": Deadly giant spider discovered in Australia
Scientists from Australia and Germany have classified a new, highly venomous species of spider, Atrax christenseni, known as Big Boy. It is very large and highly venomous, with bites that can be fatal.
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