The Redback

I blipped one of these a while ago but I was out in the garden this afternoon when I came across this spider, she was under the rim of a pot plant. This morning I was doing garden maintenance for a friend and had killed seven at her place although only a couple were around the size of this one. Seems to have been quite a few around this season.

"The bite is highly venomous. It is characterised by intense localised pain around the bite site. Other symptoms may include sweating, muscular weakness, loss of coordination and, in severe cases nausea, vomiting, convulsions, etc. but anti-venom is available." So there you have it!

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