Top News | Massive false widow spider ‘with SKULL on its back’ found in horrified family’s bathroom
A HUGE false widow spider with what appeared to be a "skull on its back" was found by a couple in their bathroom. The partner of Kelly Fowden, 44, from Lowestoft, Suffolk, made the horrifying discovery while he was cleaning his teeth.
Kelly JaneKelly Fowden's partner was cleaning his teeth when he spotted the false widow spider dangling from a cupboard '/ ' 
Kelly JaneKelly managed to trap the spider in a cup and set it free outside '/ ' Kelly said: ...He yelled and ran upstairs to use the other bathroom. ...The spider looked a bit unusual so I caught it in a cup and posted about it on Facebook to see if anyone could identify it.... Her post on the group page Lowestoft One Hell of a Town ten days ago has since drawn a large number of comments and sparked a debate what should be done about the creepy crawlie. ...I could never have killed it, I love animals too much,... she told the Eastern Daily Press. ...My partner was petrified but I took it to Kirkley cemetery and set it free.... Most read in The Sun WAR OF WORDS Moment mum is abused days before she & husband killed in 'parking row' ENERGY CRISIS Eleven more energy suppliers set to go bust pushing bills up to £2,000 a year BACK AT IT Grealish breaks silence after love triangle claims as he misses Man City win FAIR & SQUARE EastEnders legend is unrecognisable with huge grey beard 18 years after fame WHAT'S GOING ON EAR? I'm A Celeb's fans baffled as contestant seemingly 'breaks the rules' AD ENOUGH I'm A Celeb fury as viewers all have the same complaint during 75-minute show Kelly, who is currently having her house renovated, thinks the spider may have come out of the chimney stack which is next to the downstairs bathroom. She said: ...I think it's probably come up that way. It was dangling down underneath the cupboards when my partner found it." Having found the hairy beast, Kelly thinks she may have saved a life. Kelly added: ...I have a funny feeling it was a girl and she may have been pregnant. ...When they give birth, they eat their husbands so I might have even saved his life." Kelly said she had been scared of spiders when she was younger but overcame her fear a few years ago when she was forced to grab a "large spider" that was crawling towards her bed. She said: ...I didn't have a choice. I grabbed it because I didn't want it getting lost in my bed. ...After running around the house with it in my hands, I don't mind them as much anymore.... A Norfolk Wildlife Trust spokesman said: ...Following county recorder confirmation, we can confirm this is a false widow spider, Steatoda nobilis.... CARER NEARLY LOST HAND In October a carer nearly lost her hand after she was bitten by a false widow spider. Morgan Curran, 21, initially shrugged off the venomous bite, thinking it was harmless. But days later, her right hand swelled ...like a boxing glove... and a £2 coin-sized black spot erupted under the knuckle on her middle finger. Brits were warned earlier this month false widow spiders are set to invade homes as they crawl inside to escape the winter. False widows have brownish-reddish legs and a black body emblazoned with markings that resemble a white skull. Their bites are not fatal to humans but the venom causes painful burns and swelling and can lead to a fever. And they're likely to be arriving in their droves because, in spite of bitter memories of an unusually bleak and overcast summer, it was actually warmer than average during June, July and August. The comfortable temperature helped the spiders survive. Very few people suffer serious bites from a false widow. However, some have extreme reactions, including a lab technician who suffered a flesh-eating wound five months after the initial bite. 
Kelly JaneThe false widow spider had markings on its back which looked like a ...skull' '/ ' We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours. Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks. Source:
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