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Spider found in Ireland may have nastier bite than previously thought

A team of scientists from NUI Galway and the University of Liege in Belgium have investigated the genetic and venom makeup of the Noble False Widow Spider. It is considered the most venomous spider in Ireland and the UK, and has been spreading ...

19 Jun 2020 at 12:36

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NUIG scientists publish first record of noble false widow spider feeding on bat

Scientists in Galway have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a protected species of bat in the UK. The new study, titled Webslinger Versus Dark Knight, published in the international journal Ecosphere, shows ...

01 Mar 2022 at 12:12

Midland Tribune

OPINION (AN COLÚN): My first meeting with a False Widow Spider

SEATED upon the throne in the smallest room in our house one evening last week, while reading a poem describing cowled Scottish monks in a gothic church during a harsh winter night intoning words in Latin about the end of days (it was from ...

10 Sept 2022 at 20:10

National News

False widow spiders 230 times more poisonous than native Irish spiders

Noble false widow spiders are up to 230 times more poisonous than native species in Irish homes, a study has shown. A team of scientists at National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) found that not only is the venom much more potent ...

29 Aug 2022 at 17:56

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Warning of greater risk of False Widow Spiders indoors as temperatures drop

The risk of encountering a False Widow Spider in your home will increase as temperatures fall, the National Poisons Information Centre, Ireland has warned. It says the risks is particularly great around windows and in conservatories. ...

10 Oct 2023 at 09:37

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TERRIFYING: Irish scientists publish first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew

Scientists at University of Galway have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew, a species of tiny mammal protected in Ireland. The new study, recently published in the international journal ...

21 Feb 2023 at 14:38

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