Latrodectus hasselti

gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
edited December 24, 2004 in Wildlife
These fella's are all over the place here....everywhere. Very similar to the Black widow....same genus actually.

We call them Redbacks.


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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited December 24, 2004
    ?
    you guys do talk funny rolleyes1.gifthat sure looks like a red belly .how do they compare in size .the biggest black widow i have seen 1 1/2 maybe 2 [dif in how you measure]?
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited December 24, 2004
    Yikes!

    Nice shot thumb.gif
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited December 24, 2004
    jwear wrote:
    you guys do talk funny rolleyes1.gifthat sure looks like a red belly .how do they compare in size .the biggest black widow i have seen 1 1/2 maybe 2 [dif in how you measure]?
    I see what you mean. She actually has a large red strip over her back as well...ive had the misfortune to be in the firing line with a few of these so i dont play with them too much.

    They dont suffer fools well. Bout the same size but most of the big ones are maybe 1"1/2 dia leg to leg. Only the females are this big & coloured. The males are small & grey...she eats him eventually hence the name of yours.
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