The spider has a brownish colour with pale markings on a bulbous body. The National Poisons Information Centre in Beaumont Hospital has issued a warning over false widow spiders in Ireland. The spider, which is now the most common urban spider in Ireland, has a venom that is more potent than our native spiders. In […]

4 years ago

A woman in Waterford was recently hospitalised for six days following a spider bite. News emerged on Wednesday that a woman in Waterford had spent six days in hospital after she was bitten by a False Black Widow spider. Since then, an appeal has been issued by Doctor Michel Dugon, principal investigator of the Venom […]

7 years ago