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Scientists from the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway have published the first record of a Noble False Widow spider feeding on a protected species of Pipistrelle bats in the UK. The new study, published in ...

The school said no one had been bitten by the spiders, but local health authorities have advised it to close for the day to deal with the infestation. One mother, whose son attends Dean Academy, said ...

A schoolboy who was bitten by Britain's most venomous spider has said the creature left him with a "red raw" wound and a "burning sensation" in his arm. William Fraser was bitten by the flesh-eating ...

Noble false widow spiders possess a fast-acting neurotoxic venom that causes paralysis in its prey. Niall Carson/PA Wire via ZUMA Press A horrifying spider has been found chowing down on bats in the ...

For the majority of the year, native spiders take up residence in our homes and gardens, but tend to stay out of sight (and, cucially, mind). It's only in autumn, when the weather takes a turn, that ...

A school in England closed on Wednesday, September 29, leaving 1,500 pupils taught online, over a suspected infestation of false widow spiders—Britain's most venomous spider. The Duston School, ...

Scientists have published the first record of a Noble False Widow spider feeding on a protected species of Pipistrelle bats in the UK. The new study demonstrates that False Widow spiders continue to ...