You also may want to tape your pant legs to your boots. False black widow spiders. The females are about the same size as black widows, but they don't have the red marking on the abdomen.

Every autumn there are reports of false widow spiders becoming uninvited eight-legged houseguests in homes across the UK. But despite looking similar to the more dangerous black widows, all these ...

“These false widows are very dark-colored but with a brownish or purplish tint, not black like a licorice jelly bean,” Crawford says. “They have no red mark on the underside but often have ...

The shape and color of false black widows often cause people to mistake them for black widows. However, they don’t have the iconic hourglass mark. They prefer dim, temperate climates.

FALSE widows have been described as the 'most dangerous spider in Britain'. They're often confused with deadly black widow spiders, as they have a similar dark-coloured, globular body. But they're ...

but it is commonly referred to as the false widow due to its resemblance to the black widow. The species is native to the Canary Islands and Madeira, but it gradually spread throughout Europe.

This will get your spidey sense tingling: There’s a type of spider that looks like a black widow—but packs a much less potent bite. False widow spiders resemble their infamous cousins ...

The shape and color of false black widows often cause people to mistake them for black widows. However, they don’t have the iconic hourglass mark. They prefer dim, temperate climates.

False widow spiders are sometimes confused with black widows. But though both species have dark-coloured, spherical bodies, the venom of a false widow is far less potent. Usually, the only symptom ...

A father has been left arthritic after his limbs almost 'exploded' from a suspected false widow spider bite while he slept. Brian Smith had woken up in bed to a sharp pain on the top of his ...