Nature lover Robyn McLennan stumbled upon a frightening sight while taking pictures at a winery in Victoria, Australia, last week: a highly venomous redback spider taking on a deadly eastern brown ...

The redback spider's scientific name: The redback spider is one of the most well-known spiders in Australia because of the red stripe on its back. The redback spider is known by its common name, but ...

Sightings of potentially deadly redback spiders have prompted a safety warning for visitors to the Osaka Kansai Expo in Japan. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said nearly 70 ...

Females of the Australian redback spider, one of the world's most poisonous spiders and a close relative to the black widow, demand 100 minutes of courting or else they usually cannibalize their male ...

University of Adelaide researchers say a small wasp that scientists had forgotten about for more than 200 years is now making a name for itself – as a predator of Australia's most common dangerous ...

A mating strategy among redback spiders where males seek out immature females appears to benefit both sexes, a new U of T Scarborough study has found. "There's no evidence to suggest this behaviour is ...

University of South Australia provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Media reports about the redback spider antivenom being ineffective caused a bit of a stir recently. The articles were ...

If men think finding a nice partner to settle down and raise children with is tough, consider the plight of the male Australian redback spider. Instead of personality conflicts, spats over in-laws and ...