Redback Spiders in Australia! 🕷️

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]The redback spider, no bigger than a pea and marked with a crimson streak.

[00:00:07]It is one of the most recognizable spiders on the continent.

[00:00:13]Redbacks belong to Latrodectus, the widow spiders, a lineage stretching back tens of millions of years.

[00:00:24]Their closest relatives live in deserts, grasslands, and coastal dunes across the globe.

[00:00:32]In Australia, they adapted to extreme heat and aridity, finding refuge in crevices and litter, where silk can be spun into deadly snares.