Look at this huge false widow spider.

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  1. Last year 14 amputations of limbs due to result of false widow bites, St George’s tooting London , I caught just in time / operations hand not back properly yet

  2. Just caught one of these the size of a 50p walking across the landing carpet coming out of the main bedroom, they've moved the fight indoors to me now, it was probably the 2nd biggest specimen of false widow I've ever seen tho! Liverpool UK is riddled with them 😂

  3. I hate these ugly critters in my house absolutely no spiders are welcome because they scare the shit out of me but ive armed myself with every spider killing tool you can think of im prepared this year so far ive gotten 3 of the ugly buggers how some people have these ugly things as pets i will never know all spiders are disgusting and terrifying

  4. You are a mong whoever uploaded this video! These spiders are no joke. Read this abstract! Abstract
    Context: In recent years, the Noble false widow spider Steatoda nobilis (Thorell, 1875) has expanded its range globally and may represent a potential threat to native ecosystems and public health. Increasing numbers in synanthropic habitats have led to more human encounters and envenomations. Steatoda nobilis bites were previously classed as medically significant with similarities to bites from true black widows of the genus Latrodectus but deemed milder in onset, with symptoms generally ranging from mild to moderate.

    Case details: In this manuscript we present 16 new cases of S. nobilis envenomations bringing the total number of confirmed cases reported in the literature to 24. We report new symptoms and provide discussion on the contributing factors to pathology following bites by S. nobilis.

    Discussion: We report a range of pathologies including necrosis, Latrodectus-like envenomation symptoms that include debilitating pain, tremors, fatigue, nausea, hypotension, and vectored bacterial infections including cellulitis and dermatitis. Symptoms ranged from mild to severe, requiring hospitalisation in some cases.

    Keywords: Envenomation; Latrodectus-like; Steatoda nobilis; antibiotic-resistant infectious bacteria; cellulitis; necrosis.

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