Nicodamus peregrinus

Red and black Spider
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Nicodamidae
Genus:	Nicodamus
Species:	N. peregrinus
Binomial name
Nicodamus peregrinus Walckenaer, 1841
Synonyms
Theridion peregrinum Walckenaer Centropelma bicolor L. Koch Centropelma peregrina Keyserling Nicodamus bicolor Hickman Ozaleus tarandus Thorell Theridium semiflavum L.Koch

Nicodamus peregrinus, known as the red and black spider, is a spider found in eastern and southern Australia.^[1] Unlike the redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii), the bright red colouration does not appear to warn of significant danger to humans. Food is a variety of small insects. They have been recorded in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.