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By *ubal1 OP Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
One of the nastier effects of global warming and climate change, largely but wholly being caused by industrialisation, is the survival of invasive species such as the False Widow Spider from Madeira, which formerly would have died out, from the cold!
Has anyone ever seen one of these poisonous spiders, the venom of which is reputed to be painful, and potentially fatal in rare cases.
Do you know of anyone who has been bitten by one, to date?
If there are no postings, I will assume the spider story has been hyped by the media, during this so-called 'silly season', when real stories are in short supply.
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By *ubal1 OP Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
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I won't be able to sleep I have serious serious spider phobia...
Agreed Jubal... We only need to see what's happening in Pakistan to conclude what global warming has caused.
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Incredibly, over 30% of Pakistan is under water at present, and pumps are useless because there is nowhere this deluge can be pumped to!
If you are interested in climate change, Google a new emerging scientific discipline called Cosmic Climatology. |
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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago
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They are absolutely everywhere. Saw my first in 2006 thought it was a black widow. Thankfully it wasnt.
They are as far as I know nocturnal mostly, and can live a very long time.
If you went out tonight and looked under your gutters you find a lot of them.
They apparently are not fond of the house spiders that have long legs and small bodies. So would suggest leaving them in the house. |
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I've only seen one false widow, along with a million false false widows as people panic when they see any spider that isn't the normal house spider and reckon it's a false widow.
I got bitten on the arm but something that I didn't get a proper look at a couple of years back. My arm swelled up, right from my elbow to my fingers and I started to get shoulder pains and a headache. Am injection of magic potion from my gp saved the day just as I was starting to pass out.  |
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By *ubal1 OP Man
over a year ago
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"They won't bother you if you don't bother them"
This is also true of Black Widow Spiders (the most lethal species) in Australia, where many people accidentally or inadvertently disturb one, which immediately and very aggressively attacks the intruder who has strayed into their territory. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Slightly off topic but did anyone see the video of the spider that caught the mouse. Holy god I wont sleep for a week after reading this thread and remembering .  |
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"Slightly off topic but did anyone see the video of the spider that caught the mouse. Holy god I wont sleep for a week after reading this thread and remembering . "
yes she was a big one and i seriously hope it was a she |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I see hundreds of them, they scatter all around my garage and garden, the whole stigma around them is wrong, yes they do bite; yes they are venomous; but it’s more comparable to a bee sting actually. There has never been a fatal case from a false widow and they are quite docile, just leave them alone if you see one or move it outside and you’ll be fine  |
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agreed- clickbait all the way.. We have loads of them and other types round our farm- not yet had more than a mild bite. Spiders aren't out to get us and Irish wildlife in general is super tame. Worst thing we've ever experienced here is biting midges lol  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"agreed- clickbait all the way.. We have loads of them and other types round our farm- not yet had more than a mild bite. Spiders aren't out to get us and Irish wildlife in general is super tame. Worst thing we've ever experienced here is biting midges lol "
You haven't met the horsefly yet then  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Lucky enough to never have knowingly seen one. If I did I'd likely just step on it. Spiders don't scare me especially the ones in Ireland. The ones I've seen from my time in Australia on the other scared the shit out of me especially the huntsman spider. If you ever saw the video of the nest of them you'll know what I mean. Their massive. |
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"I see hundreds of them, they scatter all around my garage and garden, the whole stigma around them is wrong, yes they do bite; yes they are venomous; but it’s more comparable to a bee sting actually. There has never been a fatal case from a false widow and they are quite docile, just leave them alone if you see one or move it outside and you’ll be fine "
Leaving then alone is not the correct approach. They need to be exterminated as there is a danger that they will decimate our native spider and insect population. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I see hundreds of them, they scatter all around my garage and garden, the whole stigma around them is wrong, yes they do bite; yes they are venomous; but it’s more comparable to a bee sting actually. There has never been a fatal case from a false widow and they are quite docile, just leave them alone if you see one or move it outside and you’ll be fine
Leaving then alone is not the correct approach. They need to be exterminated as there is a danger that they will decimate our native spider and insect population. "
Agreed, they need to be managed. |
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"I see hundreds of them, they scatter all around my garage and garden, the whole stigma around them is wrong, yes they do bite; yes they are venomous; but it’s more comparable to a bee sting actually. There has never been a fatal case from a false widow and they are quite docile, just leave them alone if you see one or move it outside and you’ll be fine
Leaving then alone is not the correct approach. They need to be exterminated as there is a danger that they will decimate our native spider and insect population.
Agreed, they need to be managed. "
If by managed you mean exterminated, then yes, they need to be "managed"  |
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"If they've been around for 30 odd years then how come we are only hearing about them this past few years.. Media creating fear as always "
To be fair, we've been hearing about them since tune first one was discovered here in the late nineties. At that point only one had been seen, and one one person had seen it alive. Obviously as the population of them grows and more and more people see them then more people and media are going to be talking about them.
The fear is not what damage they'll do to us but what damage they'll do to our ecological system.
Nobody talked about grey squirrels either until it was too late. |
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"I see hundreds of them, they scatter all around my garage and garden, the whole stigma around them is wrong, yes they do bite; yes they are venomous; but it’s more comparable to a bee sting actually. There has never been a fatal case from a false widow and they are quite docile, just leave them alone if you see one or move it outside and you’ll be fine
Leaving then alone is not the correct approach. They need to be exterminated as there is a danger that they will decimate our native spider and insect population. "
Agreed.
On the news last night they demonstrated a catch and release. Said let it out in the garden. But as its an invasive species that makes no sense. |
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"I see hundreds of them, they scatter all around my garage and garden, the whole stigma around them is wrong, yes they do bite; yes they are venomous; but it’s more comparable to a bee sting actually. There has never been a fatal case from a false widow and they are quite docile, just leave them alone if you see one or move it outside and you’ll be fine
Leaving then alone is not the correct approach. They need to be exterminated as there is a danger that they will decimate our native spider and insect population.
Agreed.
On the news last night they demonstrated a catch and release. Said let it out in the garden. But as its an invasive species that makes no sense. "
Did it say who’s garden to release them into? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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See hundreds of them every day with my job, I’ve been bitten twice without any mad reaction and many times have found them crawling on me…. They’re not aggressive |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We have loads of them in our shed and around our house, but luckily none of us have been bitten. I thunk they are like a bee or wasp sting unless you're allergic. I like spiders, but not these ones. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I come across them quite alot in work fortunately I have not had a bad experience with them but a colleague was bitten and it was pretty bad he was sent to hospital hand blistered pretty bad |
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