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| VENOM TOXICITY ✦ the Red-Back Spider can inflict a painful bite
✦ highly venomous ✦ can be fatal ✦ especially to the young and elderly ✦ an effective
anti-venom was developed in 1956 ✦ about 250 people receive the anti-venom
each year.
Nerve poison ✦ only a small amount of Red-Back venom can cause serious illness ✦ a highly toxic poison which attacks the nervous system ✦ systemic envenomisation usually causes ✦ headache ✦ nausea ✦ vomiting ✦ abdominal pain ✦ pyrexia ✦ hypertension and in severe cases ✦ paralysis and death. Painful Bite ✦ the pain around the bite area can be excruciating ✦ FIRST AID and medical attention (ambulance) should be sought as soon as possible, if bitten. Area of distribution ✦ Australia-wide. Spider Identification ✦ size varies greatly ✦ the male can be tiny, with the abdomen of the female growing to the size of a large pea ✦ Red-Back Spiders do NOT always have a "red" marking. Habitat ✦ prefers dry habitats ✦ often found in out-houses, letter boxes, undersides of seats, in rubbish, such as empty cans, in the sub floor and other dark areas ✦ electric lights attract their prey ✦ moths, flies, mosquitoes and other insects. CLICK HERE - FIRST AID - Red-Back Spider Bite |
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