Black-widow+spiders

Black widow spiders have large venom glands but most do not kill humans as long as they get to a doctor in time.

They are called black widows because the female sometimes eats the male after mating.

They have 8 legs, a head, a thorax (chest) and an abdomen (tummy). Some (but not all) females have red marks on their back or their front.

They eat insects. They build a sticky messy web to trap the insects and then the spider bites the insect and wraps it in a silky web.

They live in firewood, in rubbish, and under or around houses. They hide in bins, outside toilets, meter boxes and sheds.

There are many kinds of black widow spiders but the most common one in Australia is the Red-back spider.

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