Latrodectus hasselti
Redback Spider at Flynn, ACT
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| Latrodectus hasselti | KimPullen | 1 Feb 2019 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 1 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
A red back? Are all these eggs for one spider?? On my garage door!
2 comments
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.
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.
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
Collections
- Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Latrodectus hasselti 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
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