Spiders are one of the most-feared of all pests in the home that people want to exterminate. There are more phobias about spiders than any other past, and understandably so. A red-back spider, Latrodectus hasselti, have been found in natural conditions in the desert especially in domestic gardens and vegetation. If you get bitten by the wrong spider – a Red Back Spider and you have a bad reaction to the venom, apply an ice pack wrapped in thin cotton to bite site and drive safely to the hospital. Only the bite of the adult female is considered dangerous.