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Redback Spider

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These seem to be everywhere in the A.C.T, Australia. My first day in Australia I had one crawling on the couch. He or she was relocated to the backyard garden.

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sarahaw1981
sarahaw1981 11 years ago

She also looks a bit dehydrated in the abdomen, she'll be needing to feed soon.

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

It is a she. The male is much smaller http://animal.discovery.com/news/briefs/...

sarahaw1981
sarahaw1981 11 years ago

This one looks like a female, they are all over Australia and are a close relative of the Black Widow Spider.

ausatravel
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ausatravel

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Spotted on Oct 26, 2012
Submitted on Feb 26, 2013

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