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False widow spider warning as UK's 'most venomous' species could invade after heatwaves

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As spider mating season begins, a species considered the most venomous in the country has been multiplying due to a hot summer.

False widow spiders are a less dangerous arachnid than their lookalike relation, the black widow - the world's deadliest species.

Experts say getting bitten by one feels like a wasp sting. The warning comes after the Mirror recently reported a man almost lost his finger when he was bitten by the spider species during a trip to Skegness, Lincolnshire.

The dad was on holiday when he woke up to swelling that eventually went up to his elbow. Although false widows do not have a particularly venomous bite, a nip from the creature can occasionally cause serious injury, leading to in-hospital treatment.

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