False Black Widow

[Bob Slade]

I was having a shower this evening and looked round and saw a False Black Widow Spider trying to climb the tiles by the window. I am not usually scared of spiders so i thought i would finish the shower and try to catch the spider in a jar.

Next thing i know is the spider floating around by my feet.

Now i am not adverse to sharing a shower with a female:001_rolleyes: but one that will bite is going a bit far especially with my heart condition.

I got out as casual as you like and let it float down the drain.

Has anyone else found one of these, from what I've read they are getting quite common.

[Stephen Blair]

My wife had a huge spider jump onto her hand the other day, she went crazy bonkers panicky terrified running out the kitchen!!

I haven't a clue what kind it was, but it was huge!

[White Noise]

I don't think they are that poisonous. Although they are getting more common . I'd look about for the rest of his mates

[Paulfreebury]

I took a shed down last weekend and came across a nest of them, they are identical to a black widow minus the red markings

[Pedroski]

My daughter got bitten a couple of weeks ago on the leg. The bite turned almost straight away into a blister and the skin in a circle about 10cm diameter around went bright red, plus it caused leg pain all down her thigh. Gave her an antihistamine and the redness went down. Blister lasted a few days and there is still a clear mark there now.

[Hodge]

They are becoming very common in the uk now and can give a nasty bite, I love spiders and would never harm one intentionally as they are great in the house for killing flys and bugs. I want a tarantula but my mrs won't let me have one.

[easy-lift guy]

I don't think they are that poisonous. Although they are getting more common . I'd look about for the rest of his mates

 

To my knowledge all spiders a venomous. How one reacts to being bitten and treatment after the fact is the key to a successful or less than successful outcome:sneaky2:. As suggested watch out for more since they seldome travel alone.

easy-lift guy

[White Noise]

To my knowledge all spiders a venomous. How one reacts to being bitten and treatment after the fact is the key to a successful or less than successful outcome:sneaky2:. As suggested watch out for more since they seldome travel alone.

easy-lift guy

 

Fair point ELG , similar to Wasp stings then . When one person will react and another will not .

[Rich Rule]

I saw one in a garden last week during a conifer takedown.

[eddiegts]

I've got load like this one in the shed don't know what kind any ideas? It's fairly big