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The risk of encountering a False Widow Spider in your home will increase as temperatures fall, the National Poisons Information Centre, Ireland has warned.&nbsp...

False Widow Spiders are often mistaken for Black Widows.....one breed even has a skull on its back. And yes, they are found in Michigan...

The National Poisons Information Centre in Beaumont Hospital has issued a warning over false widow spiders, and we need to take it seriously.

The research was conducted by scientists from the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway.

The National Poisons Information Centre said false widows do not randomly bite, however.

In Ireland, false widow spiders live close to buildings and houses inhabited by people. They typically only survive in cities and not in rural areas. The creatures, which can resemble their cousins, the often lethal black widow spiders, are known as "false widows", but they pose no great danger. False widows have dark, shiny bodies with pale markings and a cream band on their abdomens. Dublin, Cork and Wexford have the highest number of False Widows to date. Dublin Eye Enter email address Sign ...