I think I spotted a false widow spider in my garden and now I’m worried about being bitten. Are there any precautions that I should take?
Miriam K, Dublin
Not native to Ireland, the first official sighting of the false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) was recorded in the late 1990s in Bray, County Wicklow.
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