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A female redback spider (centre) is courted by one male ... So this anatomy provides a living laboratory for controlled studies of how males and females control fertilisation.
While a bite from a redback spider can be fatal, there have been no reported deaths from the species since 1979. An effective antivenom for redback spider bites was introduced in Australia in 1956.
It has all the makings of a fight night special: with speed and skill, a scrappy redback spider takes down an eastern brown snake over ten times its size. In reality, this spider just got very ...
Nature lover Robyn McLennan stumbled upon a frightening sight while taking pictures at a winery in Victoria, Australia, last week: a highly venomous redback spider taking on a deadly eastern brown ...
In the end, it appears the spider came out victorious. As the spider bit into the snake’s skin, the snake began to spasm and eventually stopped moving. Warning: This video contains graphic language.
Redback spider bites: the facts. Updated April 12, 2016 — 2.42pm first published at 10.50am. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later.
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