Redback spiders

[jesskie]

Does anyone know how redbacks live? I found one while cleaning the house will there be more??? I'm scared to keep cleaning!!
I Hate spiders :S

---------- Post added 29-Dec-10 at 01:44 AM ----------

Will I find another 50 in the same area :shock:

 

[Brettix]

Where theres 1 theres always more unfortunately.
They like hot dry places and you can tell a red back web by the webbing,it is super tough.

 

[dossy]

you will be fine, red back are slow moving spiders and normaly do not bite unless prevoked, just wear a good pair of gardening gloves and just chech evry thing befor you pick it up

 

[cris]

Pretty much as Dossy says, just look before grabbing underneath surfaces where they may be. They are pretty docile as far as i know, so you pretty much have to try and squash them to get bitten, not that i have been bitten or bothered to freehandle them.

If you find one dont kill it, call for a spider relocation specialist, we dont need more people killing our wildlife just because it is potentially harmful.

 

[da_donkey]

they are gonna lay eggs in your ears while you're sleeping for sure.

donks

 

[cris]

they are gonna lay eggs in your ears while you're sleeping for sure.

donks

At least you can hear the adults easily tapping around in your ear, a simple spray of mortein or TOD can fix this, but if they hatch out its suspected they become a unique phenotype that sucks fluid direct from the brain and surrounding tissues. Really nasty litte things.

 

[Dannyboi]

Where theres 1 theres always more unfortunately.
They like hot dry places and you can tell a red back web by the webbing,it is super tough.

And if you break it it crackles. Redbacks bites are supposed to feel like fire is injected in your veins. On top of that they are beautiful and their repeled by daddy long leg spiders.