redback spider
latrodectus hasselti latin

An example of such behavior can be seen in the Australian redback spider.

Young redback spiders leave the maternal web by being carried on the wind.

Medical advice is recommended after being bitten by a redback spider.

The redback spider is commonly found in close proximity to human residences.

The aircraft is named for the native Australian Redback spider.

Male redback spiders benefit from cannibalism, but not because they can become food for their mates.

Redback spider bites rarely cause significant morbidity, and deaths are even more rare.

Male Australian redback spiders court females for up to eight hours by plucking the strands of their web.

The redback spider is one of few arachnids which usually display sexual cannibalism while mating.

The redback spider is one of only two animals to date where the male has been found to actively assist the female in sexual cannibalism.

The larger female spider is responsible for almost all cases of redback spider bites in humans.

Redback spiders are now found in all but the most inhospitable environments in Australia and its cities.

Redback spiders are also found in small colonies in areas of New Zealand.

It is a parasitoid of the venomous redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii).

Unlike with the Redback Spider, the bright red coloration does not appear to warn of significant danger to humans.

Other annoyances are Rabbits and redback spiders.

It is not to be confused with the unrelated and highly venomous redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti).

With eight legs, lightning speed and a deadly bite, the only reassuring thing about the redback spider is that it lives 9,000 miles away in Australia.

Tourist guides in the UAE warn visitors of redback spiders.

Tremors can also be caused by some spider bites, e.g. the redback spider of Australia.

Oakey: Red, with a Redback Spider as the mascot.

Male redback spiders, which have two sexual organs, also have adaptations to let them survive cannibalism long enough to mate twice.

There are numerous highly venomous species, including the notorious Sydney funnel-web and redback spiders, whose bites can be deadly.

During a picnic with Harold and Kerry, Sky is bitten by a Redback spider.

Warning signs about redback spiders have been posted in parks around the city, as Japan has had no dangerous venomous spiders before now.

Although the male Latrodectus hasselti may sometimes die during mating without the female actually consuming it, this species represents a possible strategy of "male sacrifice".