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  • 30-05-2022 12:48pm
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    pawrick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I have a load of these inside my shed and they only seem to come out at night along the walls. This one was about the size of a two euro coin. Any idea what type it is?

    PXL_20220528_233824735.PORTRAIT.jpg




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    Bombaby1974
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    False Widow. Burn the place down.



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    Musefan
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    Yep, False widow. Just keep an eye out for them as they can have a nasty bite



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    magicbastarder
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    'false widow' is a name given to a few spiders from the steatoda family. could be a steatoda grossa - which is not the headline grabbing false widow:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatoda_grossa



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    pawrick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭pawrick


    Thanks for the info.

    I had a bite from something on my hand awhile back which swelled up and took antihistamine to help. I suspected it happened while shoving open my sliding shed door in the dark as I noticed the bite soon after. Think I'll be a little more careful now just in case but who knows could have been some other bug.



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