Dr Michel Dugon, assistant professor in zoology at the University of Galway, told The Telegraph: “Bites ... weaver spider, wasp spider, black lace-weaver, the cross spider, the giant house ...

Did you know North Carolina is home to two of the most venomous spiders in the U.S.? Many NC residents are well aware of these two fearsome species, but the effects of their bites might surprise you.

“I think it’s the largest spider in Europe ... spiders are medically significant and the last thing a spider wants to do is bite a human hundreds of times its own size.

NHS data has shown that 98 spider bites led to A&E admissions in the past 12 months ... black lace-weaver, the cross spider, the giant house spider and cellar spider, lace-webbed spider, the ...