They start to appear in homes in September This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Giant false widow spiders are set to start invading Irish homes this month as mating season begins, experts have warned. The warm and wet conditions this summer have provided the perfect […]

6 months ago

Frightening! A novel fungus that turns its hosts into ‘zombies’ has been found in spiders in the White Father’s Caves between Cavan and Fermanagh. The fungus has also been identified in spiders located in several other cave systems across the island of Ireland, including in Down – where it was first discovered during the filming […]

1 year ago

There are better ways to get them out the house Spiders have been making their appearance in Irish homes as mating season begins but arachnophobes have been warned against reaching for the hoover. In September and October, the eight-legged creatures come inside to escape the weather and find a mate, meaning they can often be […]

1 year ago

Time to shut the windows Irish households are being warned to keep their windows shut, day and night, over the next four weeks. The country has experienced a warm few weeks, and it is tempting to open windows to cool down but people are being advised not to be tempted to do so. The reason […]

1 year ago

This type of spider often hides in bunches of bananas. A supermarket had to be evacuated after a banana-loving spider capable of causing men to get hours-long erections was reportedly spotted. This occurred after a store manager at The Penny shop in the Austrian town of Krems an der Donau saw a creepy crawly on […]

2 years ago

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