Atrax christenseni - Wikipedia
2025年1月13日 · The Newcastle funnel-web spider (Atrax christenseni) is a species of venomous mygalomorph funnel-web spider of the family Atracidae, native to an area north of Newcastle in Australia. [2] Large male specimens have led to the nickname Newcastle big boys.
Newcastle funnel-web spider identified as bigger, deadlier than …
2025年1月14日 · In short: Researchers have confirmed Sydney's funnel-web spiders are made up of three different species. The largest and most venomous type is known as the Newcastle funnel-web.
Sydney funnel-web spider found to be three different species
1 天前 · A male Newcastle funnel-web (Atrax christenseni). Playfully dubbed “Big Boy” by spider lovers, the largest of the three, which occurs only in the vicinity of the city of Newcastle, north of Sydney. Image credit Kane Christensen Size matters. Male Newcastle funnel-webs are the easiest to identify.
World's Deadliest Spider Has Been Harboring a Killer Secret
4 天之前 · Finally, to the north dwells an entirely newly discovered species, the Newcastle funnel-web (Atrax christenseni). And these are the chonkers: Big Boy, it transpires, was a Newcastle funnel-web, and some of the other large funnel-web spiders from the region, such as the recently recovered spider named Hemsworth, were misattributed too.
'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest deadly funnel-web …
2 天之前 · 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.
World's deadliest spider has just got larger - The Telegraph
2025年1月14日 · The Newcastle funnel-web spider has a body length of more than 9cm Credit: Kane Christensen Nick Squires. 14 January 2025 12:00pm GMT A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the ...
Newcastle Funnel-web Spider, Atrax christenseni
Newcastle Funnel-webs are shiny, dark brown to black spiders with finger-like spinnerets (silk-spinning organs) at the end of their abdomen. Males have a large mating spur projecting from the middle of their second pair of legs.
Scientists resolve 'identity crisis' for Australia's deadliest spider
2025年1月13日 · These large spiders all came from Newcastle, a city 150 km north of Sydney. Investigating further, the research team collected new specimens of funnel-webs from throughout the Sydney region ...
New larger species of funnel-web spider discovered in NSW
The Australian Reptile Park's spider expert, Kane Christensen, officially discovered it in Newcastle after encountering several extra-large funnel-webs. Christensen alerted the Australian Museum, who confirmed it was a new species.
Scientists discover new ‘unusually large’ species of one of ... - MSN
“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni – ‘Big Boy’ – is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney funnel-web, Atrax robustus, centres on the North Shore of Sydney and the ...
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