Adult females are jet black (with a red stripe), whereas juvenile females are generally brown with white markings. Males are normally light brown with white markings, but lack the distinctive red ...

Native to Australia, the red-back spider is one of the few spider species that can be seriously harmful to humans. The female red-back lives in an untidy web, usually in a warm sheltered location.

Dr Worth said there had not been a death from a red-back spider bite since 1956. The female red-back is easily recognisable by her black body and prominent red stripe on the abdomen.

There has been reports of Red back spider spotting cases in Dubai before, and no need for extra panicking, explained Dubai Municipality in a recent press statement. No need to extra panicking. We had ...