The Redback

One of the most feared spiders in Australia (and well known) is the Redback. It is commonly called the redback because of the single stripe down the middle of it back. Its scientific name is Latrodectus hasselti.

At one time this spider was only found in Australia but can now be found in New Zealand,  United Arab Emirates, Belgium,New Guinea, Phillippines, India, and Japan.


The female carries an average of .09 mg of venom. However, the LD50 is only .009 mg /kg  which  although is 45 times less than its cousin the black widow (.002 mg/kg) makes this spider one to avoid like the plague

indeed. i would not want to met this spider for sure.

Your not the only one.

i would say some widows tend to be wanderers.

All of the widow spiders (latrodectus) are quite shy

well that doesn't make them non dangerous.