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Posted: 09 Jan 2014

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Young redback on the verandah

Young redback on the verandah

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 Alass
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The female of this one is definitely dangerous. However they are not aggressive, so generally we ignore them unless children are visiting or the numbers build up too much. They like hiding in handles of bikes, lids of rubbish bins and other dry sheltered places in backyards.The adult females, which are shiny black with bright red warning mark, we are very wary of. There is some debate about whether these are an indigenous aussie spider or an import. They are quite widespread too, throughout the country.
11 years ago.
 Wimm/Vic
Wimm/Vic
I had a plague of Red-backs a few years ago. Now, I hardly ever come across one but that doesn't mean I've let my guard down. They will still be there.

On occasion, I'll find the pure black form of Latrodectus hasseltii.

Edit: I decided to check my facts regarding my pure black spider. One book puts it in with the Red-back, but probably more reliable sites such as Arachne.org suggest it might belong to a couple of other Theridiinid species. I'll take more notice next time I encounter it. It looks exactly like a black form of the Red-back and its behaviour is similar - but as we know, that means nothing in the grander scheme! :-)
11 years ago. Edited 11 years ago.

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