I got bitten on the knee by a false widow spider whilst coming out of a cellar when I was 8 years old. It hurt like a MoFo and left an open sore that wept for about a month. The owner of the cellar told me that there were no spider in the UK that bite. He was so wrong.
Totally agree with you My daughter got bitten by a false widow in the week and is now in hospital as the wound is weeping and spread across the area to the size of a plate, she is quite unwell.
@@juliegarfield8205 did you see the spider biting? Because it is also know people blame a spider when they actually have not seen it and the wound is form another origin, like a cut on a sharp and the infection from the dirt of the object itself or the skin
As far as I understand these more serious side effects from spider bites are usually caused by a nasty bacteria getting into the bite wound rather than the venom itself.
I've been around several in my occupation as a plumber/ spelunker and its pretty incredible to see first hand the ecosystem these insects live / thrive in. These are hybrids insects from what I've encountered and researched. Very kool
We have a big female that is resident in our garage. It caught a queen wasp the other day... It was an epic battle which, quite frankly, I was staying well away from as I'm not sure I wanted either to win...but the spider appears to have prevailed.
I have found like 6 in my back garden that has a door that has 6 on and the recent one I found is a noble and it has a egg on its web yet idk how to remove the egg without it exploding
They're really quite pretty. I keep tarantulas (I'm a sucker for their cute little faces) and when I found some false widows in my house I decided to set them up in captivity and see how they liked it. Both spiders quickly released they had a good deal, and have been happily living in the enclosures. I'm going to look after them through winter, and if they're still hale and sprightly when it warms I'll see about releasing them.
interesting, I have a project like that for the classic "house spider", setting up a little place with plants soil and hollow rocks as well, apparently if they find found, they will not move unless it is a male looking for a female. How have you been successful with your project?
I had a false widow living in my headphones recently but it never bit me, I only found out it was in my headphones after I put them down and it crawled out
Family of them (or at least male, large female and smalley ones) living in the roof space of my TARDIS smoking shed. Never bother me. They don't come down, they eat invasive bugs and strong tobacco smoke doesn't seem to do them any harm...
If you're concerned about what spiders live in your home. Take a toilet roll tube and hide them under furniture and onto of cabinets. Spiders will use them as hides. You can inspect these to discover what spiders are in your home. They also help.prpvide a safe space for the spider so they don't wander often.
Got bitten by a false widow last year, didnt feel the bite while asleep but the swelling to the back of my left hand woke me up as quite uncomfortable. Cleared up after a couple of days.
Watching because I was bitten by a noble false widow spider today. It somehow got trapped between my jumper and t-shirt, obviously felt trapped and bit me on my shoulder twice in a panic! It has given me a dead arm like the same symptoms that come from vaccination jabs but haven't had to go to hospital, just took an antihistamine and used some insect bite cream to relieve the aching pain.
Got bitten yesterday a false widow was hiding in my gardening gloves the pain was excruciating I had to take 2 anti histamines a painkiller every 4 hours pain ans swelling 12 hours
I’m in San Diego and found a pretty big one today. It looked exactly like a black widow, and I couldn’t see the underside to look for the red hourglass, but the Seek app identified it twice as a false widow, so I didn’t completely lose it.
The Steatoda Noblis has become one of the most invasive Spiders of recent years, in various countries. In the UK they were very uncommon about 5+ years ago but are more common in my Home than the other Native False Widows in the last few years (warmer climate being a factor)
Regarding the Spider itself they are not aggressive and so bites (like Black Widows) are not intentional and should not be initially painful but pain can progress due to the Venom, however the Venom is NOT strong enough to cause most people any harm... however in some cases then infections occur which could be Bacteria related and not the Venom
they've been spreading out in southern California since the early 2000s... in many cases competing with the existing widow populations. they aren't considered invasive at this point.
@@lostkitty423 woah I didn’t know that, not really a common topic but i had seen them out here while exploring, I got curious so i did some RU-vid searches. thanks for the info! They are really cool looking🤘🏼
Have one living on my kitchen window seal currently. Such an awesome massive web set up, its been great entertainment watching flies getting caught in it and then sucked dry. It was actually quite cute watching it do its thing and chilling but just recently I think it wants to suck me dry so I gotta get rid of it. I'll update if it bites me and I need to amputate my head.
We have what looks like those false widow with fat abdomen that have made a web about 10inches , and another 2inches across reddish colour small abdomen long legs Doesn't seem to have a web but when it feels vibration it starts going from side to side quickly and big house spiders in the garage
I was speaking to a fellow fisherman today and speech came around about this spider,he was bitten by one in his bivvy on his stomach he ended up in the bites unit in hospital.The result was a hollow in his stomach as large as a 50 pence which needed special drugs and a skin graft from his leg its up to you if you like them in your house bye
Found one hiding in the shed a month or so ago. A pretty big one about the diameter of a £2 coin obviously including legs. But don't think these normally get that big. I put it in our garden boarder hopefully happy in there instead.
I have 3 living in my house, they stick to their section and that’s it we all live comfortably, the odd wandering male gets put outside but they are pretty docile
Now I feel super bad!!.. Just whacked it with a yard brush, hate hurting anything, unless a mosquito! Did it to keep my daughter safe, feeling very guilty RN! 😬
Better be safe than sorry and don't feel bad. They probably aren't that aggressive to humans, but children have soft skin and the spider comes through with its fangs more easily. If you can't sleep well because of a spider get rid of it the way you feel safe.
Only in the UK could such a nothing burger of a spider make it into the news like this!!! Reminds me of how British people get so excited about adders! 😂
No. Most spiders aren't dangerous & they should be respected and left alone, including black widows. Peope claim all the time to get bit by spiders without any proof it did the biting. In my experience (living with a lot of them) I have never been bit.
There are scientists that say that there can be harmfull bacteria on the fangs or bodies of this spider. So chances are the wound gets infected by the fangs of the spider and gets injected with the bite. Disenfecting a bite is probably a very good idea, but it's not set in stone that alone is enough to prevent a infection@@thememe986
Hi there, thanks for your question. False widow spiders aren't native to the UK and are thought to have been accidentally imported from countries where they are.
@@ScpDrRisha They live in the UK In fact, they are actually really common around my area. I'm here because I think I might have been bitten by one but just because they aren't native doesn't mean they don't survive and thrive here because they do.
Utter rubbish ...I know 2 lady's who have lost limbs due to a bite from a false widow .don't take a chance if you see one kill it ..one lady lost all her fingers really vigilant reaction ...why I why it's not highlighted the danger that are to humans I find crazy ...n yes there in the uk
