Latrodectus hasselti

Redback Spider at Flynn, ACT

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Identification history

	Latrodectus hasselti	1 Feb 2019	KimPullen
	Unverified	1 Feb 2019	Christine

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User's notes

A red back? Are all these eggs for one spider?? On my garage door!

2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

2 Feb 2019

Yes Christine, a red back, and the garage door is a typical place for them (so take care if you have to push a roller door up). Multiple egg sacs are also typical of many spiders, and each sac contains numerous eggs. It's probably a good thing that only a fraction of the offspring reach maturity.

Christine wrote:

3 Feb 2019

Thanks Kim. I will have to take care around the garage! Anyway, I have just added another photo as it had turned around today, showing off its red back.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.041257 -35.209713
Places Flynn, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
2 Feb 2019 01:19 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other web-building spiders Spiders

Species information

Latrodectus hasselti Scientific name
Redback Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 823.7m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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