Spiders visiting UK homes in big numbers

[longknife]

So? What’s the big deal?

Warm, hot weather means more insects. Spiders thrive on insects. Have spiders around for less insects.

Makes sense.

Usually hot summers are accompanied by dry weather, but despite a record-breaking temperature of 37.8C recorded in Cambridge this summer, there has also been unusually heavy rain.

This, scientists say, means perfect breeding conditions for spider prey and in turn for the spiders themselves.

There are 650 types of spiders in the UK, including 12 that are harmful to humans.

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[Crepitus]

Same problem here in the Midwest. Fortunately there are only two spiders that are really dangerous for humans here. The black widow and the brown recluse. Black widow venom is a potent nerve poison and brown recluse bites are necrotic.