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How did the redback spider reach Australia?

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Many species of young Spiders produce a long line of silk, and climb up to the top of vegetation, using the wind to take them into the air. In this way spiders are everywhere, travelling huge distances high in the air. Those that land somewhere favourable will breed.
The redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii) is indigenous to Australia.

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