Australian “Red and Black” Spider

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My first official spider sighting in Australia. My thanks to YouTube members BigBrotherMateyka and MicknFumi for offering an identification of this spider. A little research revealed that the “Red n’ Black” is of the spider family Nicodamidae. Toxicity was labeled as “uncertain” with advice to handle with care.

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First published on softypapa.wordpress.com on November 20, 2011. Original text, photographs, links, and embedded media preserved.

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