Wikipedia:Picture of the day/November 14, 2005
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The black widow spider is a potentially dangerous spider found throughout Australia. A successful bite from a female red-back injects a neurotoxin into the blood stream. Individuals bitten often describe the bite as extremely painful. Despite this (and in contrast to common belief in Australia) deaths from the red-back have been rare: Only one death has been reported since the introduction of antivenin in 1956. Photo credit: Fir0002 |