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uriel1972

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7. Heh welcome to Australia, where we call them Redbacks...

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 09:25 PM

Sep 2013

Our local species has a red stripe on their back hence the name. They live everywhere, city and country. I used to have them living under my bed when I was little living in a small country town.

Ohhh, how I hate them. I still have nightmares.

The thing is they are not the most venomous spiders in AUstralia and are rarely lethal to healthy adults. That honour goes to the Funnel Webs, including the famous Sydney Funnel Web Spider.

That one lives in our biggest city Sydney. There is a close relative just as lethal that lives in the nearby country areas though. so nowhere is safe.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi.

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Dancing With Black Widow Spiders [View all] Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 OP

Interesting article and very well written... ms liberty Sep 2013 #1

It really is a beautiful spider. As a mechanic, I encountered Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #2

I LOATHE them. I grew up with them in my house. My cat used to roguevalley Sep 2013 #3

Heh welcome to Australia, where we call them Redbacks... uriel1972 Sep 2013 #7

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! roguevalley Sep 2013 #8

Squish them! darkangel218 Sep 2013 #4

i second your motion !! unionthug777 Sep 2013 #6

I like spiders, spiders eat flies. Anything that kills flies is good. nt bemildred Sep 2013 #5

Thanks MFrohike Sep 2013 #9

Spiders are moving indoors pscot Sep 2013 #10