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    The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), also known as the Australian black widow, is a species of highly venomous spider believed to originate in Australia...
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    of highly venomous spiders, including the Sydney funnel-web spider, its relatives in the family Hexathelidae, and the redback spider, whose bites can be...
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    America. It is not to be confused with the unrelated and highly venomous redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti). Adults tend to be about a centimeter in length...
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    European black widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus), the Australian redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii) and the closely related New Zealand katipō (Latrodectus...
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  • systemic symptoms. The widow spiders (genus Latrodectus), such as the black widow, redback spider, and katipō are spiders that carry a neurotoxic venom...
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    widow spider (L. hesperus), Northern black widow spider (L. variolus). Other Latrodectus that cause latrodectism are the Australian redback spider (L. hasselti)...
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    preys on other spiders, including species considered dangerous such as redback spiders. Pholcus phalangioides is known to be harmless to humans and a potential...
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    Antivenom (category Chemicals that do not have a ChemSpider ID assigned)
    antivenoms) are administered intravenously; however, stonefish and redback spider antivenoms are given intramuscularly. The intramuscular route has been...
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    female for a period without being harmed in any way. The male Australian redback spider Latrodectus hasselti is killed by the female after he inserts his second...
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    definite spider bites in Australia indicated that 6% of spider bites cause significant effects, the vast majority of these being redback spider bites causing...
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    Australian redback spider, has established a foothold in some parts of New Zealand, notably in Taranaki and Central Otago. The Australian white-tailed spider, first...
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    in the redback spider, and vibrant male coloration morphologies which function as female attraction mechanisms, as seen in the peacock spider, Maratus...
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    of redback spider bite which receive antivenom each year. There are around 2000 redback spider bites each year, while antivenom for funnel-web spider bites...
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    Steatoda (redirect from False widow spider)
    Orange to reddish-marked Steatoda paykulliana can be mistaken for the redback spider). In common with other members of the family Theridiidae, Steatoda construct...
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    Araneomorphae (redirect from True spider)
    The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha or "true spiders") are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point...
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    the palpless male. In over 60% of cases, the female of the Australian redback spider kills and eats the male after it inserts its second palp into the female's...
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    prey on Tegenaria funnel weaver spiders, and are known to attack and eat redback spiders, huntsman spiders and house spiders. Pholcids may be beneficial to...
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  • version of the Korean K21 Redback (comics), a comic book superhero Redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), species of spider found in Australia This disambiguation...
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    Katipō (category Endemic spiders of New Zealand)
    endangered species of spider native to New Zealand. It is one of many species in the genus Latrodectus, such as the Australian redback (L. hasseltii), and...
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  • it was the first record Newton made. The title song references the Redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), also known as the Australian black widow. At...
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  • Nicodamus peregrinus (category Spiders of Australia)
    peregrinus, known as the red and black spider, is a spider found in eastern and southern Australia. Unlike the redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii), the bright...
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    January 1996). "Sexual Selection for Male Sacrifice in the Australian Redback Spider". Science. 271 (5245): 70–2. Bibcode:1996Sci...271...70A. doi:10.1126/science...
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    Whistling spider Selenotypus plumipes, Australian Featherleg spider Family Theridiidae Ariamnes spp., Whip spiders Latrodectus hasselti, Redback spider Nesticodes...
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    Huntsman spider Mexican fireleg tarantula Mexican red-knee tarantula Mouse spider Queensland whistling tarantula Redback spider Sydney funnel-web spider White-tailed...
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  • Back to the Outback (category Animated films about spiders)
    sending the group into the sewers. After getting help from Legs, a Redback Spider and her pack in getting around the sewers, Pretty Boy finds that he...
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  • Agenioideus nigricornis, the redback spider-hunting wasp, is a species of spider wasp from the subfamily Pompilinae, found in Australia. It is a parasitoid...
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    been bitten by the far more dangerous redback. "Taxon details Steatoda grossa (C. L. Koch, 1838)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern,...
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    Spider taxonomy is the part of taxonomy that is concerned with the science of naming, defining and classifying all spiders, members of the Araneae order...
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    Black house spider Children's python Golden silk orb-weaver spider Goliath stick insect Huntsman spider Net-casting spider Redback spider Spiny leaf insect...
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  • more capable helicopter, to be designated the Redback Aviation Spider. By 2014 design work on the Spider was proceeding slowly as outside investment was...
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