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Latrodectus hasselti
Redback Spider at Hughes Garran Woodland
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Identification history
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4 Dec 2017 | KimPullen | ||
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4 Dec 2017 | michaelb | ||
| Redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii | 3 Dec 2017 | ruthkerruish | ||
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Author's notes
Found inside shrub guard at the base of the stem of a planted 2-year old Kunzea ericoides. Not sure how I escaped being bitten (hence not so good pictures). I presume it would have come with the tube stock, wood chips or? This planting is in the middle of a large area of regularly mown grass with no rocks etc.
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KimPullen wrote:
4 Dec 2017
Lots of spiders disperse at a very early age by 'ballooning', whereby they go to high point and release a thread of silk which catches in the breeze and carries them into the air. This way they can turn up anywhere - although the majority will likely perish.
wrote:KimPullen wrote:
4 Dec 2017
Hi Ruth - wikipedia has an article about ballooning at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballooning_(spider) . But I don't know whether redbacks use this method. Kim.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.102089-35.338285
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland
- Places Garran, ACT
Species information
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- 3 Dec 2017 Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
