Redback Spider at Flynn, ACT
Identification history
| Latrodectus hasselti | 5 Apr 2024 | EmmaCollins | ||
| Unverified | 21 Jun 2021 | Christine |
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User's notes
Tiny spider, the diameter of the power cable is 7mm.
2 comments
EmmaCollins
wrote:
5 Apr 2024
This one's a male redback. They look quite different to the females. Sorry for the long delay, working back through unidentified spiders now.
Christine
wrote:
5 Apr 2024
Thanks so much Emma, I had no idea the males looked so different to the females.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.041257-35.209713
- Places Flynn, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Jun 2021 10:43 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Collections
Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other web-building spiders Spiders Latrodectus hasselti
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Latrodectus hasselti Scientific name
- Redback Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 823.7m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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