but some may have long gone unnoticed in the darkened corners of the house. False widows - species in the genus Steatoda - are sometimes confused for black widow spiders - species in the genus ...

False widow spiders have shiny ... Spiders love seeking refuge in dark, damp and cluttered places, so ensuring your house is ...

False widow spider bites have been a hot topic in recent years, along with reports of bumper crops of house and garden spiders, and news that city spiders are getting fatter. Warm weather contributes ...

and the giant house spider, which can reach 25mm. “Both these species are reluctant to bite, preferring to escape to undisturbed corners,” says Blackhurst. False widow spiders are increasingly ...

What was it like working in the Spider House? It’s kind of how I imagined ... It was also was an eye-opener to see the mating behaviour of the false widow spider. For me, my favourite species ...

Louise Edwards, 49, was bitten by the arachnid, thought to be a false widow spider ... said most remedies suggested for keeping spiders out of the house, such as putting conkers in the corner ...

A Pipistrelle bat entangled in a False Widow Spider’s web Pipistrelle bat entangled on a false widow spiders web Pipistrelle bat entangled on a false widow spider's web ...

False widows are the most dangerous spider species in the UK A seventh east London school has closed because of an infestation of false widow spiders. Eastlea Community School in Canning Town ...

The venomous noble false widow is hospitalising record numbers of people as the spider spreads across Britain. The noble false widow is one of only 10 spider species in the country that has fangs ...

The noble false widow is one of these and its venom is 230 times more toxic than other native spiders. Official NHS data shows that almost 100 people were hospitalised with suspected spider bites ...