The average black widow spider is far larger than the average redback spider. For example, redback spiders usually grow to ...

The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) is one of Australia's most iconic arachnids. It's a member of the widow spider family, closely related to the black widow spider. They're famous for their ...

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 ...

Like Spider-Man. Remember him? I used to daydream of being bit by a spider and swinging all over town, saving the day. I even used to catch spiders in the hope of finding that. Special.

“We're lucky actually in Australia, there's really only one spider we're particularly worried about and that's the funnel-web. Although there's a lot of talk about redback spiders being ...