Fight for survival: British man bitten by poisonous spider - species also in Germany. The bite of this inconspicuous spider quickly developed into a life-threatening situation.
First he lost consciousness, later he suffered sepsis. To this day he still has to worry about his hand in marriage. According to the University of Ireland, the false widow spreads a neurotoxin that can also be fatal to humans. The false widow originally comes from the Canary Islands and Madeira. In contrast to other exotic spider species, which usually reach Germany via imported fruit crates, thefalse widow is believed to have “entered” plants.