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Red-back Spider
Latrodectus hasseltii
Family:
Theridiidae
ID: Thorell, 1870
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Immortalised in song for its relationship with outdoor toilets, the Red-back Spider is one of Australia.s most venomous spiders. No one, however, has died of a Red-back Spider bite since the antivenene was developed in 1957.
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