What do I do if I find a redback spider?

What do I do if I find a redback spider?

Children should also be taught not to touch spiders. If you find a redback or a redback egg sac and want to get rid of it, the easiest way is to squash it with something like a rolled-up newspaper, but only if you think it is safe to do so.

What does red back spider look like?

Female Redback Spiders are black (occasionally brownish) with an obvious orange to red longitudinal stripe on the upper abdomen, with the red stripe sometimes being broken, and an "hourglass" shaped red/orange spot on the underside of the abdomen. Juveniles have additional white markings on the abdomen.

Which Redbacks are poisonous?

However, they are not considered dangerous. Only the bite of a female Redback Spider is toxic (the males are too small to bite anyway). To get bitten you have to actually stick your hand into the web of a spider, they rarely leave their nest. The fangs of the Redback Spider are tiny.

What kind of spider has a red stripe on its back?

In the US, that might be a couple of different spiders, one of which is a Black Widow (which will also be the only spider to have a red "hourglass" marking on the underside of the abdomen). If the spider has a globular abdomen and is smooth (not hairy), it's going to be a Widow and is best not handled.