FALSE WIDOW SPIDER (Steatoda nobilis) in home, West Sussex, UK.


Introduced to the UK c. 100 years ago from the Canary and Madeira islands, probably among crates of imported fruit. Britain's most venomous spider. Often found in homes, and usually most active at night.


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