Spider enthusiast discovers huge new species of deadly funnel web | ABC News

Scientists have discovered that Australia's deadliest spider, the Sydney funnel web is actually three different species. The discovery was made by a spider enthusiast who has now had one of the new species named after him. Kane Christensen says the so-called 'big boy' has been under the microscope for quite some time now. Subscribe: ab.co/1svxLVE
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