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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The noble false widow is one of only 10 spider species in the country that has fangs and jaw muscles strong enough to penetrate human skin and its venom is 230 times more toxic than other native ...

A woman has undergone surgery after being left seriously ill when she was bitten by a spider hidden on a cushion. Louise Edwards, 49, was bitten by the arachnid, thought to be a false widow spider ...

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 ...