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3 unusual facts about Steatoda nobilis


S. nobilis

Steatoda nobilis, the biting spider or false black widow, a spider species

Steatoda nobilis

In 2013 a man in Sidcup of London was allegedly bitten in his sleep, reporting that his hand had turned black and yellow.

In 2006 a Dorchester man spent three days in Dorset County Hospital with symptoms of heart seizure, after suffering a spider bite believed to be caused by Steatoda nobilis.



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