The species has fangs that produce a painful bite, like a wasp sting, resulting in a range of unpleasant symptoms that can ...

Every autumn there are reports of false widow spiders becoming uninvited eight-legged houseguests in homes across the UK. But despite looking similar to the more dangerous black widows, all these ...

Every autumn there are reports of false widow spiders becoming uninvited eight-legged houseguests in homes across the UK. But despite looking similar to the more dangerous black widows, all these ...

Four schools in east London were closed in October 2018 due to infestations of false widow spiders. There are around 650 species of spiders in the UK Public health experts say spider bites in the ...

False widows are the most dangerous spider species in the UK Two more east London schools have closed because of an infestation of false widow spiders. John F Kennedy Special School, which has ...

The number of people admitted to hospital for suspected spider bites has skyrocketed in recent years, with the main culprit ...

Brits have been warned of the dangers of false widow spiders invading our homes as spider mating season begins in the UK.

Venomous spiders are spreading across the UK and hospitalising a record number of people. Only 10 species currently in the country have the fangs and jaw muscles needed to penetrate human skin. The ...

“You’ve got a better chance of winning the Powerball than having a spider fall in your mouth while you’re sleeping,” Floyd ...

But really, it was a unique chance to spend time getting up close and personal with British spider species ... see the mating behaviour of the false widow spider. For me, my favourite species ...

Noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) at a public bus stop in the seaside resort of Lyme Regis, southern England. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

Pipistrelle bat entangled in a False Widow Spider's web Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or ...