redback
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Only 3 percent of the world’s business is done using the redback.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
Male Australian redback spiders perform courtship in phases, first at least 100 minutes of vibrating the web, and then vibrating both the web and the female’s abdomen before attempting to mate.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 10, 2018
Basically, among redback spiders, the female is five times as large as the male, which contributes to a certain power imbalance.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2017
On Tuesday the 21-year-old tradesman, identified only as Jordan, was using a portable toilet on a Sydney building site when he was bitten by a redback spider.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2016
Female redback spiders can store sperm and use it over a period of up to two years to lay several batches of eggs.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2016
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