Unwanted Houseguests

Arachniphobes down under, beware! It seems that the redback spider, a relative of the American Black Widow, has become unhappy with its current living conditions and has now decided to move in with unsuspecting Australian homeowners. An article from Reuters said that "A female redback's bite usually results in sweating and pain, which slowly builds to the point of being unbearable." Thankfully, although there have been bites reported at the rate of about one a day, there is now an antivenom that has prevented the excruciating pain from turning into eternal sleep. Even after hearing about this and combining that with the fact that I am extremely scared of most species of spiders, Australia is still one of the many places that I hope to one day visit.