From descriptions he gave, Mr Jory believes he may have been bitten by a venomous false widow spider. "I was in my living room when I felt a little tickle on the back of my hand - and noticed this ...

"Decluttering inside is very very important, especially for the likes of false widow spiders, they love clutter so it’s really important to try to maintain the inside of the house. “Ensuring ...

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 ...

With the weather getting chillier, you can be sure that you’ll have a few unwelcome visitors in the shape of spiders in the ...

Brits have been warned of the dangers of false widow spiders ... on their abdomens. Spiders love seeking refuge in dark, damp ...

Temperature may be one cause of the arachnid exodus as they attempt to get out of the cold, but some may have long gone unnoticed in the darkened corners of the house. False widows - species in the ...

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 ...

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

A dad has spoken of his lucky escape after spotting a venomous spider just before he was about to sit on it. Pepe Tozzo, 63, saw the false widow spider ... would bite me on my bum,” said the ...