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Venomous redback spiders, named after their fiery markings, are invading Japan's Osaka region, a wildlife expert recently warned.It is believed that that they actually arrived years ago aboard a cargo ship coming from Australia, most likely in a container of Australian woodchips.Japan Wildlife Research Centre official Toshio Kishimoto reports that as many as a dozen people have been bitten, including a 6-year-old boy in June, who received the first antivenom treatment in Japan."Their...