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Latrodectus hasseltii
Female eats the male after mating hence got its name the "black widow", They have unusually large venom glands and its bite is particularly harmful to humans; however, Latrodectus bites rarely kill humans if proper medical treatment is provided.
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My friend brought it to me. We both were equally curious about this beautiful black spider with red spot on its back and most important thing is that we were not aware about it being poisonous. So I kept it, photographed it and released in my home only, but never got to see it again.
This is a female. Latrodectus is called the redback spider in Australia and has a very straight red line. In USA it is called a black widow and has an hourglass shaped red marking. They occur worldwide but the red marking pattern varies.
Amazing. I assume that is a black widow male, since the female has also a red mark but has the shape of an hourglass. Very great picture.
This is very much interesting spotting Milind...
This specie is considered as same find in Australia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spi...
Please edit exact location on map and you can assign this spotting also to Missions and add story in description and mention place in habitat.
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The black widows have a lot of variations, so unfortunately I cannot help any further, sorry.
Spotted on Dec 30, 2012
Submitted on Jan 22, 2013
