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World Masters Games - 10 Oct - 18 Oct 2009 - Sydney

 

• Please direct all enquiries to Stephen Black at this email address
• World Masters Website is http://www.2009worldmasters.com/The-Games/default.aspx
• World Masters Baseball Information Guide http://www.2009worldmasters.com/Baseball/default.aspx
• Our accomodation is the Rooty Hill Holiday Inn    Click to view Holiday Inn website
• Rooty Hill RSL (part of the complex containing the Holdiday Inn)   Click to view RSL website
  

The red-back spider (Lactrodectus hasselti) is a potentially dangerous spider now found throughout Australia. Its origins are uncertain, and it may have been spread by human activities during the 19th century. Red-back spiders are now found in all but the most inhospitable environments in Australia, particularly in urban and suburban areas. The red-back spider is one of only two animals to date where the male has been found to actively assist the female in sexual cannibalism. In the process of mating, the much smaller male somersaults to place his abdomen over the females mouthparts. In about 2 out of 3 cases, the female consumes the male while mating continues, and if not, the male dies soon after mating. This strategy seems to benefit the male because the female will not mate again.!!!...(Huh?}