Red Widow Spiders are highly venomous and their bites can be very painful and can cause potential health risks to humans.

To try to control unwanted redback spiders, a team of scientists has devised a cunning concept for a redback trap that relies ...

Research has disproved previous concerns about redback spider bites. Although they contain venom, effects take hours to develop and do not require medical treatment, unless there are signs of ...

although this tends to heal quickly and is not as severe as the bite of the Brown Recluse. The redback spider is related to the black widow and is a highly poisonous arachnid. These poisonous ...

But it is important to know how to react as some bites can be life-threatening. Funnel-web spider Source: Moment RF / Amith Nag Photography/Getty Images Although the redback spider does contain ...

Redback spiders have a deadly reputation for a good reason. These spiders are highly venomous, a single bite will cause intense pain – sometimes for days, sweating, headaches and vomiting. It is ...

Clinical experience suggests only 20% of red back spider bites require antivenom therapy. It is likely that between 5-10,000 bites occur annually.