Poisonous spider bites are increasing in the UK from the Noble False Widow π·οΈ Bites arenβt deadly β unlike its lookalike the Black Widow, but have caused school closures and even cardiac arrests.
The False Widow doesnβt drink water β instead thriving from the liquid inside its prey β which it wraps (alive) in a silky threadπΈοΈbefore immobilising it with its venom.
The False Widow usually bites humans after being trapped in bedding while the victim is asleep π΄π
Authorities encourage people to take a photo of the spider as soon as possible after being bitten to enable identification π· Here at Death & Disease we arenβt sure this would be the first thing on our mind after being woken in intense pain!
Thank you to Brenda Avery for the photo of a False Widow in Hampshire
#bemorefrank π
