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Topic: Invasion of venomous spiders shuts British school

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OP - October 23, 2013, 09:26 PM

Hey cool. Looks like the UK might get better fauna as a result of global warming.

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An invasion of venomous spiders has forced British authorities to close a school in southern England, amid warnings climate change has boosted numbers of the arachnids.

Britain has this year seen a huge increase in numbers of the false widow (Steatoda nobilis), whose bite can cause severe swelling and chest pains.

False widow spiders are thought to have been introduced to Britain from the Canary Isles in the 1870s.

Colonies have been established in southern England for over a century, with repeated reintroductions in imports of bananas, according to Britain's National History Museum.

But John Tweddle, an expert at the museum, said populations appeared to be increasing and spreading, most likely as a response to global warming.

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Reply #1 - October 23, 2013, 09:45 PM

Lovely. Britain can keep them, we don't want them over here.

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Reply #2 - October 26, 2013, 09:47 PM

Found one in my bathroom this morning Sitting bold as brass on a white tile!
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Reply #3 - October 26, 2013, 09:50 PM

Yikes .. .scary.
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