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EPISODE · Aug 29, 2022 · 5 MIN

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

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

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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...

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