The Sydney funnel-web spider can kill a toddler in about five minutes and a five-year-old in about two hours." In 2024, the largest male Sydney funnel-web spider ever recorded was found in an ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider, dubbed "Hercules," was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, ...

The Australian Reptile Park has acquired the largest male Sydney funnel-web spider. The spider is set to contribute to the park's antivenom program, officials say.

Sydney funnel-web spiders usually range in length from one to five centimeters, with females being generally larger than their male counterparts but not as deadly.

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.

The world's most venomous spider is a species complex: systematics of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atracidae: Atrax robustus). BMC Ecology and Evolution, 25(1).

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.

Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules' sets record for largest specimen collected in Australia ...