False Widow Spider
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Loukas said:
They did indeed , in crates of fruit , especially bananas ........ and they settled 'in small pockets'(probably Ronnie Corbetts!) in Devon.
Although now of course climate change has caused them to spread .
Super David Silva 21
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Been reading the Black widows have been popping up as well now.
Not sure if true so don't panic just yet.
Not sure if true so don't panic just yet.
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They'er not as widespread in the UK (yet!) as the Adder , yet few people worry about them ..... until they're bitten!
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black mamba said:Loukas said:
They did indeed , in crates of fruit , especially bananas ........ and they settled 'in small pockets'(probably Ronnie Corbetts!) in Devon.
Although now of course climate change has caused them to spread .
It could be worse, I saw a picture of the worlds biggest spider the other day.......
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Loukas said:black mamba said:Loukas said:
They did indeed , in crates of fruit , especially bananas ........ and they settled 'in small pockets'(probably Ronnie Corbetts!) in Devon.
Although now of course climate change has caused them to spread .
It could be worse, I saw a picture of the worlds biggest spider the other day.......
Would that be the Goliath bird eating spider , as big as a hand ? (pictured below)
Or the Giant Huntsman spider ?
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black mamba said:
You should know with a nickname like yours ;-)
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dazdon said:
LOL ....
here's a Giant Huntsman ...
dazdon
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black mamba said:dazdon said:
LOL ....
here's a Giant Huntsman ...
I'm not pulling the legs off that.
I am not usually a scaredy Cat when it comes to insects but i'd be screaming for my mam if that was in my house.
For all you spider lovers. Don't thank me
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In 2006 a Dorchester man spent three days in Dorset County Hospital with symptoms of heart seizure, after suffering a spider bite believed to be caused by Steatoda nobilis.[5]
In 2012 a man collapsed in Southampton after apparently being bitten on his neck. He had complained of feeling hot, queasy and light headed. He required treatment in hospital, where it was discovered that he had been bitten 10 times on the neck, allegedly by the same large spider. The spider (which had been trapped in the victim's hooded jacket) was caught and tentatively identified by health workers as Steatoda nobilis.[22]
In 2012 a woman in Dorset suffered serious effects after her hand was supposedly bitten by a false widow spider.[23]
In 2013 a man in Sidcup of London was allegedly bitten in his sleep, reporting that his hand had turned black and yellow. His hand remained swollen for five weeks until doctors gave him a course of antibiotics.[24]
In October 2013, it was reported that a man from Romford in Essex had been allegedly bitten by a false widow. He was treated for bacterial infection with antibiotics and needed to have his leg drained of pus.[25]
In October 2013, a British school in the Forest of Dean was closed for a day for fumigation as a result of an outbreak of Steatoda nobilis on the site.
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In 2006 a Dorchester man spent three days in Dorset County Hospital with symptoms of heart seizure, after suffering a spider bite believed to be caused by Steatoda nobilis.[5]
In 2012 a man collapsed in Southampton after apparently being bitten on his neck. He had complained of feeling hot, queasy and light headed. He required treatment in hospital, where it was discovered that he had been bitten 10 times on the neck, allegedly by the same large spider. The spider (which had been trapped in the victim's hooded jacket) was caught and tentatively identified by health workers as Steatoda nobilis.[22]
In 2012 a woman in Dorset suffered serious effects after her hand was supposedly bitten by a false widow spider.[23]
In 2013 a man in Sidcup of London was allegedly bitten in his sleep, reporting that his hand had turned black and yellow. His hand remained swollen for five weeks until doctors gave him a course of antibiotics.[24]
In October 2013, it was reported that a man from Romford in Essex had been allegedly bitten by a false widow. He was treated for bacterial infection with antibiotics and needed to have his leg drained of pus.[25]
In October 2013, a British school in the Forest of Dean was closed for a day for fumigation as a result of an outbreak of Steatoda nobilis on the site.