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redback
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redback, redback spider
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small venomous Australian spider, Latrodectus hasselti, having long thin legs and, in the female, a red stripe on the back of its globular abdomen


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Australia's venomous redback spiders are on the march in Japan, where they are believed to have arrived years ago as stowaways on cargo ships, a wildlife expert warned Wednesday.
Australia's venomous redback spiders are on the march in Japan, where they are believed to have arrived years ago as stowaways on cargo ships, a wildlife expert warned Wednesday.
Byline: Nasouh Nazzal, Staff Reporter Ras Al Khaimah: An Emirati and the labourers of an insecticide company he hired to treat his house in the southern Al Dhait area have been shocked to find groups of redback spiders coming out of the corners of the house.
 
 
 
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