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The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), also known as the Australian black widow, [2] [3] [4] is a species of highly venomous spider believed to originate in Australia but now, Southeast Asia and New Zealand, it has also been found in packing crates in the United States with colonies elsewhere outside Australia. [5]
Redback spider Latrodectus hasselti, Myall Park Botanic Garden, Glenmorgan, Queensland Australia. The redback spider's original range is considered to be parts of the South Australian and Western Australian deserts, from where it has since invaded the rest of Australia and several places overseas, including New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates ...
[18] [19] Antivenom is used widely in Australia for redback bites; however, in the United States, it is less commonly used. Antivenom made from spider bite survivors has been used since the 1920s. [10] Opioids such as morphine relieve pain and benzodiazepines ease muscle spasm in most patients. [16]
Severe flooding that developed across Australia within the last week forced tens of thousands of residents of New South Wales to evacuate, while those still at home now have to be on alert for ...
Dozens of captive animal species have been found infected or proven able to be experimentally infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus has also been found in over a dozen wild animal species. Most animal species that can get the virus have not been proven to be able to spread it back to humans.
This spider makes up for its tiny size with a dazzling costume, and it's no surprise that it's called the "sequined" or "mirror spider." Found in Australia and Singapore, little is known about ...
A wasp was then observed dragging a redback spider to its nest in a garden in Beaconsfield Western Australia in 2010. [4] Researchers then found an earlier instance from 1950 from South Australia. [3] It is the first species of spider wasp to be recorded as a parasitoid of the redback spider. [3]
Image credits: 9oRo #2. During the siege of Leningrad during World War II, 28 scientists chose to die of hunger while protecting the seed vault at the Vavilov Institute rather than eating the seeds.