The 13th running of the ATRAX expo will expand its vision by highlighting sports and active lifestyle spaces. The event, ...

Scientists have named the 3.54-inch-long species Atrax christenseni, with a nickname of "Big Boy." Common Sydney funnel-web spiders, in comparison, can grow up to nearly 2 inches.

The dark, glossy Sydney funnel-web spider was originally described in 1877 as Atrax robustus.The name stuck until more recently when staff at the Australian Reptile Park, which milks venom from ...

The Newcastle funnel-web spider, Atrax christenseni, the most venomous spider in the world. This spider species was originally thought to be the same as the Sydney funnel-web, Atrax robustus.

“Atrax christenseni is a superb and impressive funnel-web. The sheer size of the males, compared to the males of the other Atrax species, is simply astounding,” Mr Christensen said.

Atrax christenseni was named for Kane Christensen, former head of spiders at the Australian Reptile Park, who first described it in the early 2000s and gave the spiders the nickname "big boys." ...

The Atrax is a mashup of hypercar and SUV styling elements. A pure off-road suspension is standard equipment, while the Atrax Stradale is tuned more for on-road use.

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.

The 'true' Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax robustus centers on the North Shore of Sydney and the Central Coast, and the Southern Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax montanus is a resurrected species name from 1914." ...