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  • A redback spider pictured in its native Australia. Getty Images
    A redback spider pictured in its native Australia. Getty Images
  • A red back spider lurking under a backyard tap. Fairfax Media via Getty Images
    A red back spider lurking under a backyard tap. Fairfax Media via Getty Images
  • This image of a redback spider was taken by ecologist Adrian Hudson. Courtesy: Adrian Hudson
    This image of a redback spider was taken by ecologist Adrian Hudson. Courtesy: Adrian Hudson
  • A Chilean scientist shows a black-widow spider at his laboratory. The black widow is a close relative of the redback. Reuter/Carlos Barria CB
    A Chilean scientist shows a black-widow spider at his laboratory. The black widow is a close relative of the redback. Reuter/Carlos Barria CB