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What is the only native venomous spider in New Zealand (that is native only to New Zealand)?

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What is the only native venomous spider in New Zealand (that is native only to New Zealand)?
posted Aug 26, 2019 by Maninder Bath

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Latrodectus katipo
The katipō (Latrodectus katipo) and the redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) belong to the same genus as the American black widow spider. These two are the only venomous spiders found in New Zealand.

answer Aug 30, 2019 by Arun Angadi
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