With a nickname like ‘creepy crawly’ and fangs that inject venom, the eight-legged spider rarely wins any popularity contests.
Widespread reports of roaming false widow spiders biting humans have done little to help the arachnid’s reputation either, as Halloween fright night approaches.
The RSPCA wants to change the public’s perception of the arachnid, insisting they ‘are more scared of you than you of them’.
‘[There have] been lots of reports about spiders recently and some of them quite alarmist,’ explained Bel Deering from the RSPCA wildlife centre.
‘We always advise people to keep their distance from unusual looking spiders but the reality is most of them are harmless and are… Read the full story