Every autumn there are reports of
false widow spiders becoming uninvited eight - legged houseguests in homes across the UK.
It might seem like
false widow spiders make a dash for your home as soon as the weather gets chilly, but they can actually be seen inside year - round.
For the past 20 years Ireland has been subjected to an invasion of
false widow spiders that are wiping out their indigenous cousins and are now threat -LRB-...)
Not exact matches
She'd lull her victim into a
false sense of security and once his defenses were dissolved into complacency by a soft, girly, vulnerable illusion, Corcoran would go in for the kill, a red
widow spider of real estate.
Other
spider species new to LA — such as the
false widow — have likewise been accidentally imported.
The most effective predators proved to be other
spider species, like the
false black
widow (Steatoda grossa) and the American house
spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum).
The cupboard
spider (Steatoda grossa) is one of the three most common
false widow species in the UK.
False widows (Steatoda sp.) are sometimes confused for black
widow spiders (Latrodectus sp.) and are mistakenly thought to be as dangerous.
The three most common are the rabbit hutch
spider (Steatoda bipunctata), cupboard
spider (Steatoda grossa) and the noble
false widow (Steatoda nobilis).