Others create parachutes for travel over larger distances. There are seven broad categories of web and they ... are made of sticky silk so the insect adheres to the strands and cannot move. However, ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...

and the Newcastle funnel-web, the largest and most formidable of the three. The bigger the spider, the bigger its bite, said Prof Geoff Isbister, director of the Department of Clinical Toxicology ...

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has ...

Australia has a reputation for venomous wildlife, particularly spiders ... to the north of Newcastle. The Big Boys also tend to build more cryptic funnel webs, making their burrows harder to ...

A larger and deadlier species of funnel-web spider - dubbed the 'Big Boy' - has been discovered by experts. The new species of the most venomous spider in the world was discovered by Australian ...