Is this a False Widow?

[fblake]

Hi there

Can anyone from the type of web and photos taken confirm if this is a false widow? I tried to get as close to the spider as possible!

Thanks

Looks like it. If you've got one you've got more. We get them, despite normally leaving spiders alone, those I squash on sight.

Trust me...it’s a noble false widow. The flash distorts her back a bit, but I don’t like getting too close.

I don't understand why people don't kill them. I know many people who have ended up very ill from their bite, one had one on her ankle, she was sat down ie wasn't doing anything to provoke. Another had one in her bed and another put arm into coat and it was in there.

Non natives also threaten our own species.
Iv antibiotics, severe swelling, one friend of friend huge guy, very fit nearly lost his arm!

I'm terrified of spiders but rarely kill the big ones but without a doubt I would kill them.

Had a couple in the house recently which I gently moved outside after seeking advice. They were quite docile but as pp said, some people do react badly to bites.

I am on a Facebook spider group after seeking advice about a beautiful velvety spider I found in my kitchen.
Anyone interested or looking to get over their fear should sign up as they're a really knowledgeable bunch and always happy to help.

My house and garden are full of them, doesn't matter what I try I can't get rid of them 😭 north Wales not south England

We have these living in our conservatory. The most annoying thing is the way they drop their “leftovers “ onto the floor... worse than the DCs for mess 🙄.

Thanks @Jun982ele that will be why I haven't seen it this morning.

Do they have any natural predators? @Sab100 I have a suspicion that my garden is full of them too.

LOL at everyone posting photos of their pet spiders. Brilliant!

What are the really thin long legged spiders that are everywhere in my house at the moment? They are quite big but almost transparent. It occurred to me the other day that I don't remember seeing them before the last few years. Any ideas?

Yes I’ve got the long legged ones, they are ace at sorting out midges

Yes looks like steadota nobilis.
Its outside so id just leave it alone. They arent aggressive

What are the really thin long legged spiders that are everywhere in my house at the moment? They are quite big but almost transparent

I think you might be referring to pholcidae or cellar spiders. We have loads of these too but they seem to live separately to our false widows. Especially under and behind furniture. They are very useful as they eat midges (and other spiders) but again... they do leave a mess.....

Has anyone noticed an increase in spider activity this year? Maybe the weather? OP we have false widows too. I'm scared of spiders but a bit obsessed too.

The long thin spindly ones are cellar spiders. These are brilliant houseguests because whilst completely harmless to humans, they are ferocious hunters of flies, midges, mosquitos and also other spiders. These can take down a giant house spider no problem. Ive seen them eat wasps too

Saw one in south Lanarkshire the other day! Pattern on it's back was almost like it had another white spider on it/scull sorta pattern. Apparently they have established population in the area. Shocked as thought they would just be down south.

@magicstar1
Is that not one of these?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatoda_bipunctata

The outside of all my upstairs windows are covered in false widow spider webs. Our whole garden, despite being a bricked courtyard with hardly any plants, is full of spiders! We've only had one false widow in the house so far, but it was on my daughters windowsill and her bed is under the window so a bit worried incase she gets bitten in the night!

Lace web spiders that live around window frames (amongst other places) build similar messy webs, are you sure they’re false widow?

Hi all could u tell me if this is a fw spider it's definitely female as it's got eggs aswell

Hi all could u tell me if this is a fw spider it's definitely female as it's got eggs aswell

I’ve been bitten by a fw and ended up with a nasty reaction and cellulitis still see the pincer marks.

Our house is full of them I normally just leave them be.

It looks like steotida bipunctata (the one I linked to above). So called because of the two puncture marks you can see on the body.
I think - I’m no expert!

Made a hash of that! - steatoda

It’s confusing as I think there are 3 different types if steatoda spiders, but they all get referred to as false widow. They don’t all look the same.
I’m not sure how they compare bite wise.