False Widows

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   I was listening to this on the radio earlier. Seems these little feckers are rampant throughout the country now. I've seen a good few of them since I moved out to Wicklow 3 years ago.
Their bite packs a punch and can cause some nasty symptoms.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/noble-false-widow-bites-can-require-hospital-treatment-study-finds-1.4576159?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true

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zizu Kilbane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Jack Charlton Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 8358	Post Options Post Reply Quote zizu Kilbane Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: False Widows Posted: 27 May 2021 at 3:23pm
	I was listening to this on the radio earlier. Seems these little feckers are rampant throughout the country now. I've seen a good few of them since I moved out to Wicklow 3 years ago. Their bite packs a punch and can cause some nasty symptoms. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/noble-false-widow-bites-can-require-hospital-treatment-study-finds-1.4576159?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true
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t_rAndy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Robbie Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Online Points: 26218	Post Options Post Reply Quote t_rAndy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 2021 at 3:33pm
	Probably one of the fkers that got me last year. Slept on the sofa and woke up with two bites on my hand that were very itchy as fk. Day or so later me hand had swelled up completely and there were two red lines on my skin running up my arm. Went to swiftcare they got diagnosed as cellulitis and needed antibiotics.

oldbilly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Ray Houghton Joined: 30 Sep 2016 Status: Offline Points: 3249	Post Options Post Reply Quote oldbilly Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 2021 at 8:47pm
	I’ve seen a few of these in my polytunnels at the allotment, mind you, get a lot of spiders all sizes in there, the little buggers love the dry heat