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Males
- May have a few red markings
Females
- Similar in size although slightly more stocky
- Lack any red colouring
- Usually have a few white markings
- Habitat: Common throughout southern Australia.
Danger
- White and black in colouring often with elaborate patterns including lateral stripes (occasionally these remain
into adulthood).
- Each time the spiderlings moult, they lose some of the juvenile characteristics and develop more of the
adult colouring. weeks. The first to do so eat unhatched eggs and spiderlings before being dispersed by
the breeze which blows the light spiderlings away attached to fine silken threads.
Danger
- Their bite can be very painful, giving symptoms similar to that of the Redback spider, without the dangerous side-effects (it is also thought to be the cause of minor skin necrosis on some occasions).
- Although quite common, they rarely seem to bite.
Always try to catch the spider responsible and keep it for identification purposes.
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