Latrodectus hasselti
1 Redback Spider at Ainslie, ACT
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| Latrodectus hasselti | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Oct 2019 | |
| Latrodectus hasselti | jb2602 | 1 Oct 2019 |
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Comb-footed spider (Theridiidae). Has a comb of stiff bristles on last segment of 4th leg, used for drawing silk from the spinnerets (A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia)
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.152027-35.259194
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Oct 2019 01:49 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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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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