Australian Redback Spider
by Simon Read
Title
Australian Redback Spider
Artist
Simon Read
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Painting - Watercolour
Description
The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), also known as the Australian black widow, is a highly venomous spider found throughout Australia, Southeast Asia and New Zealand. It is a member of the cosmopolitan genus Latrodectus, the widow spiders. The adult female is easily recognised by her spherical black body with a prominent red stripe on the upper side of her abdomen and an hourglass-shaped red/orange streak on the underside. Females usually have a body length of about 10mm, while the male is much smaller, being only 4mm long.
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December 20th, 2018
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