The record-breaking 9.2cm arachnid, nicknamed "The Big Boy", was caught ... normal 5cm funnel-web spider, the Newcastle variation is 9cm long. As well as a bigger body, the new species has longer ...

This super beast is called the ‘Wasp Spider’ because of ... They are big too, females being larger than males attaining up to 2cm in body length, whilst males at about 0.5cm are much smaller ...