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False Widow Spiders Interview on BBC WM

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Listen to the interview live on BBC Radio WM with Danny Kelly on the 14/10/2013 at 3pm.

False widow spider Radio WM

You never know what will happen next, but it’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

8 False Widow Spiders Found in Birmingham

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After seeing on the news and reading all the hype about Britain’s most poisonous spider the False Widow the Director of Chameleon Web Services finds 8 after his eldest son Jack thinks he found one.

False widow spiders | Natural History Museum

False Widow Spiders were recorded in Britain around the 1870s when were accidentally shipped to the UK from the Canary Islands. They are more common to appear in UK in areas of Devon and Cornwall.

This latest find of 8 False Widow Spiders was much further north in Bartley Green, Birmingham. The spiders have all been carefully captured to be identified.

Small False Widow Spider

False Widow Spider

False Widow Spider

False Widow Spider

These False Widow Spider were found in webs on a conservatory in Bartley Green Birmingham.

False Widow Spider in Spider Web

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Original news story from 2007