noun
redback spider
A venomous spider native to Australia, also found in Japan. Scientific name: Latrodectus hasselti.
オーストラリアではセアカゴケグモに注意が必要です。
In Australia, you need to watch out for redback spiders.
Standard katakana spelling, as the word is usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in katakana.
The Japanese name セアカゴケグモ literally means 'red-backed widow spider', from 背 (se, 'back'), 赤 (aka, 'red'), 後家 (goke, 'widow'), and 蜘蛛 (kumo, 'spider').