What is fascinating about the Redback spider is the fact that it is an Arachnid. An arachnid is defined as an animal that have exoskeletons. These are broken into 2 body sections which have no backbone and 8 legs attached to the body.
Redback Spiders are considered one of the most venomous spiders in Australia. Interestingly, the redback spiders can be sexually cannibalistic.This involves the female consuming the male counterpart if he has not satisfied her during the males mating dance (which should presumably go for 100 minutes)
(image source: http://museumvictoria.com.au/spidersparlour/spider13.html)
After reviewing the Redback Spider, one thing that interests me about it the most is the obvious look of the spider; well known for the red stripe across the back, its very bright and obvious stripe on the back of the spider defines its deadliness. Redbacks are fairly aggressive. Their hunting methods and sexual cannibalism which I had mentioned earlier are one of the key reasons why I like the redback spider.
Here is a good video which shows you how the female can eat the male counterpart up if she is displeased.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojDCmlhBhxw
(DANIEL CHAND)
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