• psud@aussie.zoneEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    “spider” as if there’s only one sort. Presumably likewise scorpion.

    Is a black widow bite comparable to a redback bite (very painful, unlikely to kill an adult)?

    • ebolapie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      They are quite similar, to the point that redbacks are sometimes called “Australian black widows” over here

    • remon@ani.socialEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Is a black widow bite comparable to a redback bite (very painful, unlikely to kill an adult)?

      Those are very comparable as redbacks are black widows :)