Scientists have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew, a species of tiny mammal protected in Ireland. The pygmy shrew -- a protected mammal -- was captured ...

Researchers have shared the first ever footage of a false widow spider preying on a shrew, and it is even more disturbing than you think. The footage was taken by Dawn Sturgess in August 2022 at a ...

Most spiders pose very little danger to humans, including the notorious noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis). But the half-inch predator does punch surprisingly far above its weight. According to a ...

Six cities and regions across the UK are on high alert as venomous spiders begin to infiltrate homes this August. The spider season has officially commenced, with tales of gigantic spiders creeping ...

John Dunbar is a recipient of the Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship GOIPD/2021/358. Michel Dugon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from ...

Scientists at University of Galway have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew, a species of tiny mammal protected in Ireland. The new study, recently ...