Redback spiders live throughout Australia. William via Flickr under CC BY 2.0. While mating, a male redback spider ...

Male redback spiders somersault onto the female's fangs while mating and are killed. Researchers crossbred the Aussie spiders with their NZ cousins to find out why.

Male Australian redback spiders perform an acrobatic somersault during mating that sends their abdomen directly toward the ...

The Australian redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), a cousin of the North American black widow spider, is known to practice sexual cannibalism, which is somewhat common among spider species. However ...

A wild cannibalistic sexual behavior in spiders has a simple genetic explanation, new study finds.

Male redback spiders live fast and die young, ending their lives in a gory ritual of sexual cannibalism. Female spiders eat ...

A closer look inside a rabbit hole reveals an unexpected redback spider, recognizable by its distinctive red marking. The ...

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While these two spiders are technically cousins, there are many differences between a redback spider vs black widow spider. If you live in an area where both of these spiders exist, can you tell them ...