There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the ...

Also dubbed “Big Boy,” the Newcastle funnel-web is new to science and is named after Kane Christensen, a former employee at ...

Atrax christenseni owes its name to Kane Christensen, a Central Coast spider enthusiast who first brought the Newcastle ...

Atrax christenseni was named for Kane Christensen, former head of spiders at the Australian Reptile Park, who first described ...

The discovery was made by spider enthusiast Kane Christensen, whose contribution is honored in the Latin species name. Atrax christenseni reaches 4 inches, making it almost twice the size of the ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

Inside world's worst 'prison of death' run by cartels and human traffickers Spider enthusiast Kane Christensen alerted researchers to the size of the spider and was rewarded with its scientific ...

Central Coast spider enthusiast Kane Christensen had been working as a milker at the time and brought its size to the attention of researchers. His role in the discovery was rewarded with its ...