Most garden spider species are not aggressive and will only bite if threatened or accidentally disturbed. Even then, their venom is designed to subdue small insects, not large mammals. Many myths ...

False widow spider bites have been a hot topic in recent years, along with reports of bumper crops of house and garden spiders, and news that city spiders are getting fatter. Warm weather contributes ...

Now she is raising awareness of the dangers of such bites with autumn typically ... she was clearing out the summerhouse in her garden. The spider was on a cushion she was carrying under her ...

"The garden spiders are looking very big and obvious ... most spiders couldn't even bite you if they wanted to. "Most of them just cannot get their jaws open wide enough to bite a human finger ...