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Tipperary Mid West Radio Jeepers Creepers! (Image: UK Natural History Museum) Spider bites from Noble False Widows can be so severe that it requires hospital treatment, a new study has revealed. The threat posed by the noble false widow spider has been debated among spider and healthcare specialists for many years. The new study, published in the international medical journal Clinical Toxicology, confirms that some bite victims experience symptoms very similar to the true black widow spiders and some severe cases require hospital admission. Originating from Madeira and the Can...

False Widow spider bites on the rise in Ireland

Noble False Widows can cause mild to debilitating pain

Noble False Widow spiders can be found in every part of Dublin.

A team of scientists from NUI Galway have published a new study showing that Noble False Widow spiders can deliver a bite that requires hospitalisation. The threat posed by the Noble False Widow spider has been debated among spider and healthcare specialists for many years. This new study, published in the international medical journal Clinical Toxicology, confirms that some bite victims experience symptoms very similar to the true black widow spiders and some severe cases require hospitalisation.