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 Big Boy ...

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Whether we like it or not, there are several types of dangerous spider in the world and that's just something we have to live with day to day. For some people, that concern is more excruciating. That ...