Latrodectus hasselti
Redback Spider at Gowrie, ACT
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| Latrodectus hasselti | EmmaCollins | 15 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 14 Mar 2022 |
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User's notes
Is that a large egg sac on the spider's back, or part of the spider?
Photo by Ken Barfoed
3 comments
15 Mar 2022
That's the spider's abdomen. This is a female Latrodectus hasselti (redback spider). Please be cautious if relocating.
15 Mar 2022
Location information
- Coordinates 149.111053-35.407238
- Places Gowrie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Mar 2022 03:56 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- KMcCue 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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4 / 7
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