1.5cm hole in leg: Teenager bitten by ‘violin’ spider in south of France The spiders are not thought to be aggressive. We look at where they are in France and the possible complications of a bite
Are there really spiders in France that lay eggs under your skin? A British tourist says a doctor told him that was the issue after his toe swelled up in Marseille
‘Violin’ spider said to have killed man in Italy: What risk in France? We look into whether this poisonous arachnid is also found in France
news French woman bitten after accidentally knocking spider into her ear The woman’s daughter told her she had a spider on her cheek but in brushing it off she pushed it near her ear and it crawled into her ear canal
Black widow seen in southwest France for first time in two centuries The ‘most dangerous spider in Europe’ is normally seen in the southeast
Eek! Couple in France in lockdown with huge, rare, spider The spider is thought to be a Gibraltar or Spanish funnel-web spider, Latin name Macrothele calpeiana
French man rushed to hospital after Black Widow bite A man in southern France who was bitten by a Mediterranean Black Widow spider - one of the country’s most dangerous arachnids - was rushed to hospital with blood poisoning after friends stepped in.
Rare spider bites reported in the Pyrénées-Orientales At least four people have been treated for necrosis after being bitten by a small spider in the Pyrénées-Orientales region.
False widows in Pyrenees Two false widow spiders have been spotted in a village in the Pyrénées-Orientales, leading to fears that the species may be spreading in France.