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 ...

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 colossal spider was delivered to a spider drop-off point in Newcastle. Upon inspection, the Reptile Park's spider team confirmed it as the largest male funnel web they've ever received. Named ...

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they’d ever seen.

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they had ever seen.