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Redback Spider

Photo by ausatravel
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Description:

These seem to be everywhere in the A.C.T, Australia. My first day in Australia I had one crawling on the couch. He or she was relocated to the backyard garden.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
sarahaw1981
She also looks a bit dehydrated in the abdomen, she'll be needing to feed soon.
MartinL
It is a she. The male is much smaller http://animal.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060410/spider_zoom0.html
sarahaw1981
This one looks like a female, they are all over Australia and are a close relative of the Black Widow Spider.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2013

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