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Redback spider
Latrodectus hasseltii
-37.7974, 145.281
Field Notes
Description:
A black widow spider with a bright red linear stripe on the female. She has killed a harlequin bug. These spiders are feared although fatalities are rare, the last being in 1956. Males are diminutive. They are common and widespread in Australia.
Habitat:
In the garden shed.
Notes:
USA have the same genus of black widow spider.
She clearly didn't want me to do the gardening
Reference Links:
Redback spider
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2014
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