Bottletopburly Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) Caught this lurking in the garden clueless to what it is https://flic.kr/p/2gfLVKS Edited June 17, 2019 by Bottletopburly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I am going to have a stab with a False Widow. https://www.livescience.com/40345-false-widow-spider-britain-uk.html Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, BAZ said: I am going to have a stab with a False Widow. https://www.livescience.com/40345-false-widow-spider-britain-uk.html Yes I think I will agree ? thanks BAZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Yep a false widow, be careful as they do bite and the bite feels like a wasp sting. Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, Doc said: Yep a false widow, be careful as they do bite and the bite feels like a wasp sting. Are you telling me this from experience Mick ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightspore Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 'the venom is widely believed by experts to be less harmful than a bee sting.' op cit Oh I so aren't going to sleep now ... lol Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I'm wondering if the female 'eats' the smaller male after mating, like their Black Widow cousins over the pond ? ? Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doc Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 My sisters daughter was bitten by one at her home in Wainfleet. They took her to Boston hospital and they told her that. She said it hurt and was very sore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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