False widow spiders: Your pictures
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There has been an increase in sightings of the false widow spider. It is being cited as Britain's most venomous arachnid. You've been sending us your photos. Keith Hardy found this specimen on the cover of his car in Richmond. His wife, Liz, insisted he ‘dispose’ of it otherwise she was never going to sleep in the house again.
Mark Collen found this false widow spider with the latin name, Steatoda nobilis, in his garage in Waringstown in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Bruce McLelland was surprised to find how easy it was to spot these spiders in the Worthing area. He expects that he brought this one into his home after gathering firewood.
This spider was found in Caroline Campbell's hallway in London and quickly trapped in a glass jar. Experts say the species is not usually aggressive towards humans.
This false widow was discovered on Sally Hall's front door as she left her house in Streatham, London to drop off her one-year-old at nursery.
Simon Bristow caught this pair of eight-legged friends in his house in West Sussex in early October and before knowing what they were he says he threw them in the back garden.
This false widow, shown with a cluster of eggs, made its nest on Adrian Bennett's garden glove in Locksbottom, Kent. Adrian admitted to being relieved that he'd spotted it before putting it on
Another arachnid is spotted in south London as Keith Hide stumbled across this false widow in his garage in Gipsy Hill. Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. For terms and conditions see bbc.co.uk/terms