Although they resemble black widow spiders, they are not as harmful. All these spiders are likely to do is give you a small and relatively harmless bite. (See our article How dangerous are false widow ...

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 ...

Louise Edwards, 49, was bitten by the arachnid, thought to be a false widow spider ... "are only dangerous if you happen to be a fly or a small insect".

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 moment a tiny spider crawled to the end of my finger ... It was also was an eye-opener to see the mating behaviour of the false widow spider. For me, my favourite species has got to be ...

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 ...