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Newly discovered spider species is 1 of deadliest in world

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A venomous Australian spider turns out to be 3 species, not 1

By Shreya Dasgupta The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was long thought to be a single species. But it’s actually three different species,

Yikes! World’s Deadliest Spider Is Actually 3 Different Species

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax robustus centres 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,” Loria explained.

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Scientists discover new ‘unusually large’ species of one of world’s deadliest spiders

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one of the world’s deadliest spiders – and found there were three species, only two of which were previously known to science.

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Here's what Australia was missing: 'Bad Boy' is a palm-sized super-venomous spider

A ustralian scientists officially confirmed the existence of a new venomous funnel-web spider species, named Big Boy (Atrax ...

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Scientists discover bigger, more venomous species of deadly funnel-web spider, nicknamed "Big Boys"

The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

From Spiders to Space: Breaking Science Discoveries

Australian scientists have identified a larger, venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, 'Big Boy.' Meanwhile, Loft ...

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