The Australian 🇦🇺 famous redback spider 🕷️ Its venom contains a potent neurotoxin that can cause severe symptoms in humans, including pain, muscle weakness, nausea, vomiting, sweating, and increased heart rate. I was bitten bye one as a child and it made me a very sick boy and dang did it hurt, it decided to make a home in my work boot 🥾 and got me on the big toe. Only the female bite is dangerous.Redback Spiders rarely leave their webs, humans are not likely to be bitten unless a body part

Did you know spiders evolved more than 300 million years ago? That's way before dinosaurs walked the earth! Those ancient spiders didn't build webs, but sought the safety of burrows underground. Thanks to @joshbonnet for capturing this Golden Huntsman in our Spiders - Alive and Deadly exhibition. Come and see him for yourself >>> australianmuseum.net.au/landing/spiders-alive-and-deadly | Australian Museum

Snake vs. redback spider | storyful