Tag #Funnel-Web Spiders

What are the key findings of the recent funnel-web spider research, and what immediate implications do they have for venom research and antivenom production?

Kane Christensen, a long-time volunteer at the Australian Reptile Park, aided scientists in identifying two new funnel-web spider species. One, the Atrax christenseni (Newcastle funnel-web), is significantly larger than the Sydney funnel-web and possesses unique reproductive organs. The discovery also revealed Atrax montanus (southern Sydney funnel-web), previously misclassified.