A male redback spider climbs on the back of a female before mating at Taronga Zoo in Sydney.
A male (top) redback spider climbs on the back of a female before mating at Taronga Zoo in Sydney February 11, 2005. Scientists say Australia's hot, humid and wet summer has had a bad effect on the common but deadly redback spiders and they are beginning to seek shelter indoors in tropical Queensland and New South Wales. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne TBW/JJ