Redback spider venom contains neurotoxins that can cause severe pain, sweating and systemic symptoms such as nausea and muscle spasms. Redback bites are more commonly inflicted by a female redback ...

However, both spiders will bite if cornered or threatened, though black widow spiders are more likely to pursue an enemy when ...

Despite the alarmingly toxic venom of funnel-web spiders, the threat of dying of a spider bite nowadays is incredibly low. In 2016, a 22-year-old man passed away after a redback spider bit him ...

Research has disproved previous concerns about redback spider bites. Although they contain venom, effects take hours to develop and do not require medical treatment, unless there are signs of ...

But it is important to know how to react as some bites can be life-threatening. Funnel-web spider Source: Moment RF / Amith Nag Photography/Getty Images Although the redback spider does contain ...

The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) is one of Australia's most iconic arachnids. It's a member of the widow spider family, closely related to the black widow spider. They're famous for their ...