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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...

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08.08 29 Aug 2022


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


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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.


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