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Meet the Big Boy Spider and Its Deadly Funnel Web Relatives
The Newcastle Big Boy is one of Australia's biggest spiders. Learn more about this venomous species and its newly-classified ...
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Officials warn of deadly spider outbreak — and are asking residents to collect them for their milk
NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia – A reptile park in Australia is warning residents to keep their eyes peeled for a large, deadly spider species as summer approaches. The funnel-web spider is one of ...
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Giant funnel-web spider with fangs so big it could bite through a human fingernail arrives at Australian zoo
The biggest male funnel-web spider ever recorded — a deadly behemoth measuring 3.6 inches (9.2 centimeters) from foot to foot — has been handed into a zoo in Australia. The spider is so large ...
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World's Most Venomous Spider Revealed: 'Big Boy'
Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...