Red-Back Spider
Did you know -
the red-back spider has a reddish orange stripe down its back and an abdomen the
size of a pea.
the female red-back spider dies after it lays its eggs
red-back spiders eat insects and sometimes other small animals such as mice and
lizards
only female red-back spiders are dangerous and the female is bigger than the male
the male red-back spider's fangs can not pierce human skin
the female is bigger than the male - the female is 15mm long, the male is only 5 mm
long
twelve Australians have died from red-back spider bites

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