There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over ...

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

It’s bad news for arachnophobes but great news for a dedicated NSW spider wrangler: we are now home to a new funnel-web species.

Newcastle funnel-web ‘Big Boy’ is latest to join deadly line-up NSW is now home to three different types of the ‘iconic’ venomous spider and the latest is known as Big Boy. See the photos.

Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. Atrax christenseni – or ‘Big Boy’ – is found only in Newcastle and splits the funnel-web variant ...

It’s bad news for arachnophobes but great news for a dedicated NSW spider wrangler: we are now home to a new funnel-web species.

It’s bad news for arachnophobes but great news for a dedicated NSW spider wrangler: we are now home to a new funnel-web species.

Atrax christenseni – or ‘Big Boy’ – is found only in Newcastle and splits the funnel-web variant into three types. German arachnologists, the Australian Museum and Flinders University ...

Atrax christenseni – or ‘Big Boy’ – is found only in Newcastle and splits the funnel-web variant into three types. German arachnologists, the Australian Museum and Flinders University ...

Newcastle funnel-web ‘Big Boy’ is latest to join deadly line-up NSW is now home to three different types of the ‘iconic’ venomous spider and the latest is known as Big Boy. See the photos.

Newcastle funnel-web ‘Big Boy’ is latest to join deadly line-up NSW is now home to three different types of the ‘iconic’ venomous spider and the latest is known as Big Boy. See the photos.