The spiders commonly known as false widow spiders belong to the scientific group Steatoda. Because of their general resemblance to the much more notorious black widow spiders (Latrodectus), they can ...

The past few weeks have seen media reports claiming millions of "flesh-eating" false widow spiders are rampaging across the UK - culminating in the front page of today's Daily Star screaming "Killer ...

Spiders are one of the most successful groups of 'invaders' on the planet. Out of over 47,000 species of spiders known today, there are some that tend to follow humans across the globe and settle in ...

Age: About 400m years, but only arrived in the UK in 1879. Appearance: Spider-like. Can you be a little more precise? Brown bulbous abdomen, cream markings, orange legs. Are you describing Steatoda ...

Every autumn there are reports of false widow spiders becoming uninvited eight-legged houseguests in homes across the UK. But despite looking similar to the more dangerous black widows, all these ...

The false widow spider has a brown, bulbous abdomen with cream markings on it. The spider was brought to the U.K. from the Canary Islands in the late 19th century. Creative Commons The false widow ...

When exotic animal species suddenly expand their range and establish new populations far north of their native home, climate change and global warming are often the first and most obvious explanation.

Australia is now on red alert. The New Zealand false widow spider, dubbed an 'alien monster' by scientists, has established itself across New Zealand and is showing signs of advancing across the ...

A spider believed to be the most venomous in the UK has arrived in Nottinghamshire. The false widow (Steatoda nobilis) spider was discovered at Attenborough Nature Reserve last weekend, hiding in its ...