Red Back Spiders: Highly Venomous • Can be Deadly
 
VENOM TOXICITY the Red-Back Spider can inflict a painful bite highly venomous can be fatal especially to the young and elderly an effective anti-venom was developed in 1956 about 250 people receive the anti-venom each year.
Nerve poison only a small amount of Red-Back venom can cause serious illness a highly toxic poison which attacks the nervous system systemic envenomisation usually causes headache nausea vomiting abdominal pain pyrexia hypertension and in severe cases paralysis and death.
Painful Bite the pain around the bite area can be excruciating FIRST AID and medical attention (ambulance) should be sought as soon as possible, if bitten.
Area of distribution Australia-wide.

Spider Identification size varies greatly the male can be tiny, with the abdomen of the female growing to the size of a large pea Red-Back Spiders do NOT always have a "red" marking.


Habitat prefers dry habitats often found in out-houses, letter boxes, undersides of seats, in rubbish, such as empty cans, in the sub floor and other dark areas electric lights attract their prey moths, flies, mosquitoes and other insects.
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