As if the funnel-web spider, paralysis tick, stinging stonefish, inland taipan, Box jellyfish, saltwater croc or bull shark weren’t deadly enough, Australia proudly unveils a giant new species ...

The spider measured 7.9 centimeters (3.1 inches) from foot to foot, surpassing the park’s previous record-holder from 2018, the male funnel-web named “Colossus”.