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Juvenile female Redback Tucked away in her tangled web, high up under some metal sheeting...a young female Redback displays her beautiful markings and colouration. These bright colours may serve as a warning to potential predators. <br /> She was a fair distance above me, so I hope I&#039;ve picked up sufficient detail. If she is happy with this location, she will remain there for most of her adult life. 5 mm body length Araneae,Australia,Geotagged,Latrodectus hasseltii,Redback spider,Spider,Summer,Theridiidae,arachnid,fauna,markings Click/tap to enlarge

Juvenile female Redback

Tucked away in her tangled web, high up under some metal sheeting...a young female Redback displays her beautiful markings and colouration. These bright colours may serve as a warning to potential predators.
She was a fair distance above me, so I hope I've picked up sufficient detail. If she is happy with this location, she will remain there for most of her adult life. 5 mm body length

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  1. View Ernst's profile
    Ernst
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    The markings on the juvenile female are just as striking as on the adult . I have so far mist seeing them. Posted 6 years ago
  2. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    She's stunning! Posted 6 years ago

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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
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Oct 15, 2018. Captured Mar 20, 2018 15:11 in 1 Robinson St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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