Atrax christenseni - Wikipedia
Jan 13, 2025 · The specific epithet christenseni honours Kane Christensen, who brought in specimens that led to its recognition as a distinct species. [2] Distribution and habitat. It occurs …
Scientists Discover “Big Boy” A New Species of the World’s …
4 days ago · Spider enthusiast Kane Christensen played a pivotal role in the discovery, documenting these outsized arachnids in the wild. The research on Big Boy commenced when …
Here's what Australia was missing: 'Big Boy' is a palm-sized super ...
Australian scientists officially confirmed the existence of a new venomous funnel-web spider species, named Big Boy (Atrax christenseni), discovered near Newcastle, 170 kilometers north …
Funnel-web: New species found in Sydney - and it’s a monster
Jan 13, 2025 · That man, Kane Christensen, joined the Australian Reptile Park in 2003 as a volunteer venom milker. Each summer the park near Gosford asks the public to drop off …
World's Deadliest Spider Has Been Harboring a Killer Secret
5 days ago · The Sydney funnel-web (left) and the Newcastle funnel-web (right). (Kane Christensen) The habitat of A. robustus itself is focused around the Sydney area, as far north …
Australia's deadliest spider is actually three different species
2 days ago · “Kane has been instrumental in the identification of this new species, collecting specimens so that we could do further analysis as well as shooting terrific photos of our ‘Big …
Australian scientists discover bigger species of deadly funnel web ...
Jan 16, 2025 · The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" and was first discovered in the early 2000s near Newcastle, 105 miles north of Sydney, by Kane …
New larger species of funnel-web spider discovered in NSW
The Australian Reptile Park's spider expert, Kane Christensen, officially discovered it in Newcastle after encountering several extra-large funnel-webs. Christensen alerted the Australian …
Scientists resolve 'identity crisis' for Australia's deadliest spider
Jan 13, 2025 · Arachnologists Dr. Danilo Harms from the LIB, and Dr. Bruno Buzatto from Flinders University, began these comparisons after learning that unusually large funnel-web …
Dream come true for Australian funnel-web spider… - inkl
Jan 14, 2025 · Kane Christensen, spider enthusiast and former head of spiders at the Australian Reptile Park, looks at a new species of Funnel Web Spider named Atrax christenseni, after …