habitat
Habitat
Webs consist of a tangled, funnel-like upper
retreat area from which
vertical, sticky catching threads run to ground
attachments. The Redback Spider
favours proximity to human habitation, with
webs being built in dry, sheltered
sites, such as among rocks, in logs,
shrubs, junk-piles, sheds, or toilets.
Redback Spiders are less common in
winter months.
Habitat type
Terrestrial Habitat: peridomestic,
pest.
Feeding and Diet
Insects are the usual prey of Redback
Spiders, but they are capable of
capturing quite large animals, such as
male trapdoor spiders, king crickets and
small lizards, if they become
entangled in the web. Prey-stealing is also
common, with large females
taking stored food items from others' webs.
Webs consist of a tangled, funnel-like upper
retreat area from which
vertical, sticky catching threads run to ground
attachments. The Redback Spider
favours proximity to human habitation, with
webs being built in dry, sheltered
sites, such as among rocks, in logs,
shrubs, junk-piles, sheds, or toilets.
Redback Spiders are less common in
winter months.
Habitat type
Terrestrial Habitat: peridomestic,
pest.
Feeding and Diet
Insects are the usual prey of Redback
Spiders, but they are capable of
capturing quite large animals, such as
male trapdoor spiders, king crickets and
small lizards, if they become
entangled in the web. Prey-stealing is also
common, with large females
taking stored food items from others' webs.