Redback spider
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| phylum | Arthropoda | The redback spider is a species of venomous spider indigenous to Australia. It is a member of the cosmopolitan genus Latrodectus, the widow spiders. The adult female is easily recognized 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.
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| class | Arachnida | |
| order | Araneae | |
| family | Theridiidae | |
| genus | Latrodectus | |
| species | L. hasseltii |
