False Black Widow

[Pete Tattam]

Got bitten by a spider today which I disturbed in my log store. The bite became very swollen and painful. From my derscription Doc said it was a false black widow which has colonised from the continent. Apparently peoples reactions can vary from nil to quite serious. Anyone else come across one?

[Stephen Blair]

no!!!!!!!! did you see the beast??

[easy-lift guy]

All spiders bite and inject venom into their meal or victim. If you can Google this spider. there is a listing from Penn State which has some interesting stuff about it.

elg

[Ty Korrigan]

Urgh! I had a bite from one whilst cutting a hedge in '07.

My arm swelled up at the shoulder and I had a fever type aching bones man flu for a day.

One of my irregular groundies has just been stung by a hornet (frelon in French) and his hand blew up to the size of a softball.

Ty

[WoodED]

Got bitten by a spider today which I disturbed in my log store. The bite became very swollen and painful. From my derscription Doc said it was a false black widow which has colonised from the continent. Apparently peoples reactions can vary from nil to quite serious. Anyone else come across one?

 

my dads work mate found one in a meter box (hes a gasman) in milton keynes a few weeks ago

[Pete Tattam]

seems the little buggers are everywhere now, I've been told of dozens of sightings local to me in East Sussex. Watch out chaps, very black shiny (almost like patent leather) round bodies. I have felt awful since being bitten. Anti histamines made no difference and poor old mum is dead so no chicken soup!!!

[BCF]

Link below to national History Museum article on widow spiders;

 

The truth about false widow spiders - Natural History Museum