Advertisement

Trigger warning! Highly venomous false widows spiders are now spreading across Ireland

Fast-spreading false widow spiders are up to 230 times more venomous than domestic Irish species. So found new research from NUI Galway which sheds light on the widows’ rapid spread across the country. Eanna Ní Lamhna a wildlife expert and author of...

Share this article

08.08 29 Aug 2022


Trigger warning! Highly venomous false widows spiders are now spreading across Ireland


Listen to this episode


Share this article

08.08 29 Aug 2022


Fast-spreading false widow spiders are up to 230 times more venomous than domestic Irish species.

So found new research from NUI Galway which sheds light on the widows’ rapid spread across the country.

Eanna Ní Lamhna a wildlife expert and author of the forthcoming book Wild and Wonderful joined Jonathan Healy and Ciara Kelly on the show.


Read more about

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Related Episodes

Should you exercise through pa...

00:13:02

Should you exercise through pain?

Lunchtime Live

00:13:02


Reasons to be Happy: CMAT, Sou...

00:13:43

Reasons to be Happy: CMAT, Sound Commuters, Male Contraceptive Pill

Lunchtime Live

00:13:43


Family’s appeal after HSE refu...

00:18:29

Family’s appeal after HSE refuse to reimburse baby’s treatment

Lunchtime Live

00:18:29


Making Babies: Endometriosis &...

00:12:49

Making Babies: Endometriosis & Immune Testing

Lunchtime Live

00:12:49