A venomous redback spider is suspected to have bitten the students of Hakozaki Junior High School in Fukuoka City. According to an announcement by the city, twenty-five redback spiders and one-hundred eggs of the species have been found inside the schoolyard of Hakozaki Junior High School, where the thirteen-year-old student had his finger bitten by some insect. The student recovered shortly after. Source: Fukuoka City, 11/5/2019
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