A snake caught in a spider web battles for freedom with redback Video: Welcome to my parlour, said the spider to the SNAKE! Reptile is no match for a venomous redback spider when it gets caught in ...

Researchers are spinning a web of perfumed lies to trap invasive redback spiders.

Australian redback spiders found their way to New Zealand in the 1980s.   These dangerously venomous spiders are now found in Central Otago and New Plymouth, where they pose a risk to both people and ...

In this interview, Andrade talks about spending months on end in the Australian outback peering into the nocturnal lives of redback spiders (one of about 20 species in the "black widow" genus ...

which is why its threat level is elevated compared to other widow spiders. The Australian redback spider, Latrodectus hasselti, native to Australia, is akin to the black widow spider in ...

Funnel-web spider Source: Moment RF / Amith Nag Photography/Getty Images Although the redback spider does contain venom, its effects take hours to develop and do not require medical treatment ...

Redback spiders have a deadly reputation for a good reason. These spiders are highly venomous, a single bite will cause intense pain – sometimes for days, sweating, headaches and vomiting. It is ...

Although there's a lot of talk about redback spiders being toxic, they can cause you to be unwell, [but] the chances of dying or even having severe poisoning requiring hospital admission are very low.