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 ...

The noble false widow has colonised new areas across the British Isles in recent years after being transported in cars and trucks. The spider’s preferred habitat is human homes. Spider bites ...

The false widow spiders (Steatoda spp.) form a group of species that, because of their general resemblance to the much more notorious black widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.), can cause concern when ...

Several commenters believed it was a false widow spider, cited as being the most venomous spider in the UK and causing painful bites, which have been compared to wasp stings and may require ...

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 ...

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

“This suggests the noble false widow is responsible for the overwhelming majority of genuine spider bites occurring in the UK and Ireland and it is very unlikely that someone would sleep through ...

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 ...

We have all heard the rumour, right? That over a lifetime, humans swallow around 20 spiders in our sleep. Now, given that the average life expectancy in the UK is over the age of 80, that’s not too ...

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 ...