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Venomous spiders in Ireland?!

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    #62
    Eyepatch
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    Arielle Ancient Wood wrote: »
    I'm afraid that sounds very much like flea bites for 2 double reasons. 1. Bites around d the ankles are a sure sign of fleas. 2. Research has shown that most so-called spider bites in bed has found them to be flea bites. Spider bites are actually extremely uncommon.

    Interesting! I have never heard of spider bites in this country.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Eyepatch wrote: »
    Interesting! I have never hear of spider bites in this country.

    That's why! They are very uncommon.


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    #64
    Desmo
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    Arielle Ancient Wood wrote: »
    I'm afraid that sounds very much like flea bites for 2 double reasons. 1. Bites around d the ankles are a sure sign of fleas. 2. Research has shown that most so-called spider bites in bed has found them to be flea bites. Spider bites are actually extremely uncommon.

    Agreed; Spiders might occasionally bite when hassled or cornered. They have no reason to bite more than once; they get no food from the bite. Spider bites are very uncommon here and are just one-off freak events. The spider running from the bed was a co-incidence.


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    reddevilfan
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    can anyone identify this spider I found the other morning... it leaped from the bed before I could catch it and has not been seen since


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    #66
    Desmo
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    I am very very rusty and it is hard to see that one clearly but there are a pile of spiders from Clubionidae including Clubiona (google pictures to see examples) that look like that. They are not normally house spiders and just come in from gardens.


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