A venomous Australian spider turns out to be 3 species, not 1

Mongabay
Jan 17, 2025, 1:01 am92 pts
The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was long thought to be a single species. But it’s actually three different species, a new study has found. One of these, called “Big Boy” for its unusually large size, is new to science.…

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