Black beauty by the back door

Redback sightings are now in full swing.

Female 19 mm body length

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Wonderful! A normal thing in Spring? Posted 4 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
  Lion
  
  Yes Lisa. One can find them throughout the whole year, but at this time in spring, things really begin hotting up - in more ways than one. 39C/102F due on Monday eek! Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

The Redback spider

The redback spider is a species of venomous spider indigenous to Australia. It is a member of the cosmopolitan genus "Latrodectus", the widow spiders. The adult female is easily recognised by her spherical black body with a prominent red stripe on the upper side of her abdomen and an hourglass-shaped red/orange streak on the underside.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman