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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 that ...

01 Mar 2022 at 12:12

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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 than ...

29 Aug 2022 at 17:56

False widow spiders revealed to be 230 times more poisonous than native spiders

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False widow spiders 230 times more poisonous than native Irish spiders

30 Aug 2022 at 22:53

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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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Spider now invasive to Ireland found preying on shrew - Kilkenny Live

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 14:17

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Irish False widow spider bite nastier 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, which is considered the most venomous spider in Ireland and the UK, and has ...

18 Jun 2020 at 15:36

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False Widow spider spotted feeding on lizard in Irish garden

The first recorded instance of a spider feeding on a reptile in Ireland has just been published by researchers at NUI Galway and the Herpetological Society of Ireland. The Noble False Widow spider has colonised much of Ireland - ...

26 Jul 2018 at 11:41

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How to identify false widow spider bites - reported recently in Kilkenny

Dublin, Cork and Wexford have the highest number of False Widow spiders to date - but following the story of a man in Kilkenny being bitten last month, and a number of local sightings have been reported. Now, researchers from ...

05 Oct 2017 at 17:26

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