Spider was a nasty surprise for woman sorting through washing
Sally Willis was sorting through her washing at her home in Berrymill Close when the spider appeared in the basket in front of her.
“It just jumped out at me from inside the washing and scared the life out of me.
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Hide Ad“I hate spiders and as soon as I saw it I knew we needed to get rid of it, especially with our kittens around,” said the 31-year-old.
Howard Willis, 71, then managed to capture the spider in a container and stop it from running away.
Mr Willis said: “When I put it in the pot it jumped for my finger but luckily it didn’t get me.
“We knew it was a false widow because of the distinctive skull markings on its back.
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Hide Ad“With the winter coming, I can only assume that it was attracted to the warmth of the clothes.”
The eight-legged insect has distinctive cream markings on its body and is brown with reddish-orangey legs
Sightings have been on the rise in recent months and it is widely known as Britain’s most venomous spider.
But it is not usually aggressive towards humans and experts say there have been few bites.