Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasseltii)

Adult females are similar to the American Black Widow but the stripe is straight unless they are juvenile.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

No matter the shape of that red, together with the round abdomen it means universal scare :) Posted 9 years ago
1. Martin Lagerwey
  
  Lion
  
  The last recorded death in Australia from the 'redback' was in 1956. I was not born yet.
  This spider has been removed from the register of Victoria dangerous creatures in Victoria.
  However, I too give them a wide berth. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Wow, looks like I was overstating things. Posted 9 years ago

Paul Dirksen

Lion

Great find Martin.
Posted 5 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.

Info 22 0

Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Martin Lagerwey