These are tiny spiders. Female redback spiders are about 0.4 inches (10 mm), while male redback spiders are much smaller, only about 0.11 to 0.16 inches (3 to 4 mm). Female redback spiders are ...

The average black widow spider is far larger than the average redback spider. For example, redback spiders usually grow to ...

Funnel-web spider Source: Moment RF / Amith Nag Photography/Getty Images Although the redback spider does contain venom, its effects take hours to develop and do not require medical treatment ...

Although there's a lot of talk about redback spiders being toxic, they can cause you to be unwell, [but] the chances of dying or even having severe poisoning requiring hospital admission are very low.

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 ...