Yup that’s a false widow. There’s actually a few different species of false widow in the UK, Steatoda Nobilis is the one you see in the papers from time to time, this one looks like Steatoda Grossa however.
Big ? Compared to ?
Please add one of the following, as to relevance:
1. 50p pence
2. Elephant
3. Double Decker bus
4. Jumbo jet
5. Empire State building
6. Planets in the solar system
6. Solar System.
7. Galaxy
8.Universe
r/eatityoufuckingcoward
These love to build their nests round the window frames here in the north west.
Their bote is pretty painful, but thankfully only short. Bit like a bee sting.
I got bit a few years back when cleaning one of the windows.
One must have got attached to my clothing, as when I lowered my arm, I crushed one – which in the poor things defence, bit me.
I still have the scar today from that bite. No real side effects otherwise.
Yeah, I have. We’ve got one of those roof top boxes for the car. It’s pretty much only used if we go camping (like twice a year, we’re rubbish campers!). Last time, I positioned the box on the roof bar, opened it up to access the fixings and one of these buggers basically ran at me across the roof of the car. Obviously I burnt the car to a crisp and moved house. Only way to be sure, man.
This is not a false widow. It’s a cave spider in Meta sp. Likely Meta bournetti or Meta menardi. Source – i’m an entomologist who specialises in UK spiders.
I’ve seen quite a few over the last decade, but a different faux widow species is lighter in colour and with beige markings.
Aye cave spiders feel at home in houses in the north 😂
When I do Google lens on your picture it says European cave spider
Yeah I found one hanging around in my car earlier on. I did debate just setting fire to the car and I’m quite sure the insurance company would have understood given the circumstances. More worrying was when I went to get it outside, it skittered off somewhere deeper in the car, so I have that surprise to look forward to in future.
13 comments
I agree with your wife
These come into our house quite regularly, scary
Yup that’s a false widow. There’s actually a few different species of false widow in the UK, Steatoda Nobilis is the one you see in the papers from time to time, this one looks like Steatoda Grossa however.
Big ? Compared to ?
Please add one of the following, as to relevance:
1. 50p pence
2. Elephant
3. Double Decker bus
4. Jumbo jet
5. Empire State building
6. Planets in the solar system
6. Solar System.
7. Galaxy
8.Universe
r/eatityoufuckingcoward
These love to build their nests round the window frames here in the north west.
Their bote is pretty painful, but thankfully only short. Bit like a bee sting.
I got bit a few years back when cleaning one of the windows.
One must have got attached to my clothing, as when I lowered my arm, I crushed one – which in the poor things defence, bit me.
I still have the scar today from that bite. No real side effects otherwise.
Yeah, I have. We’ve got one of those roof top boxes for the car. It’s pretty much only used if we go camping (like twice a year, we’re rubbish campers!). Last time, I positioned the box on the roof bar, opened it up to access the fixings and one of these buggers basically ran at me across the roof of the car. Obviously I burnt the car to a crisp and moved house. Only way to be sure, man.
This is not a false widow. It’s a cave spider in Meta sp. Likely Meta bournetti or Meta menardi. Source – i’m an entomologist who specialises in UK spiders.
I’ve seen quite a few over the last decade, but a different faux widow species is lighter in colour and with beige markings.
Aye cave spiders feel at home in houses in the north 😂
When I do Google lens on your picture it says European cave spider
Yeah I found one hanging around in my car earlier on. I did debate just setting fire to the car and I’m quite sure the insurance company would have understood given the circumstances. More worrying was when I went to get it outside, it skittered off somewhere deeper in the car, so I have that surprise to look forward to in future.