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Identifying false widow spiders
There are six species of false widow spiders that live in the UK (Steatoda nobilis, Steatoda grossa ... The maximum body length of an adult female is 15 mm. An additional species, Steatoda paykulliana ...
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Noble False Widow at a Bus Stop (England, UK) (IMAGE)
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 ...
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False widow spider bite leaves father arthritic and with 'exploded' leg after venom takes over his body
A father has been left arthritic after his limbs almost 'exploded' from a suspected false widow spider bite while ... I was quite shocked a spider in the UK could cause this sort of damage, ...
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Invasion of the giant spiders? Not quite
Reports of false widow spiders continue to rise. The term false widow actually describes several species of spider, but the one that gains the most attention is Steatoda nobilis, the noble false widow ...
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British dad's hand 'nearly exploded' after bite from UK's deadliest spider while asleep
Mr Smith, from Maidstone, Kent, said: "I was quite shocked a spider in the UK ... Steatoda bipunctata, the cupboard spider, Steatoda grossa, and the noble false widow, Steatoda nobilis.
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Occurrence, reproductive rate and identification of the non-native Noble false widow spider Steatoda nobilis (Thorell, 1875) in Ireland
Michel M. Dugon, John P. Dunbar, Sam Afoullouss, Janic Schulte, Amanda McEvoy, Michael J. English, Ruth Hogan, Collie Ennis, Ronan Sulpice https://doi.org/10.3318 ...