2007-08-29 23:17:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
lol i didn't think we had any well i hope not . i just looked it up and i think is a house spider 'ahhhhhhh cringing'
2007-08-29 23:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by shell 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I can't believe all the people who are answering a question here in the Zoology section, yet don't even know that a spider is an arachnid (along with other animals such as mites, ticks and scorpions) not an insect!
There are no insects in the UK that will cause a fatality unless you are allergic to their venom. The ones which you are most likely to encounter in every day life that often cause anaphylaxis are wasps and bees as someone has already said above. Ants are also commonly encountered and can cause a painful bite, but again it is not harmful in any way.
The false black widow spider that everyone is talking about is NOT AN INSECT and it can cause a nasty bite that hurts for a few days but it is not deadly.
2007-08-30 04:59:23 · answer #2 · answered by BioGirl 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Churie's got it - pick one of the wasps and you're probably close enough. Wasp and bee venom can be very potent, even without the allergic factor thrown in. Since you specified 'insect', all those spider references can be discounted. As for the Steatoda answers, (1), they're not particularly closely related to widows; more like distant cousins and (2) they're not terribly venomous either; there have certainly been cases of envenomation, but compared to the real bad boys, the Steatodas are wimps. They're called False Widows because of the appearance, not the venom.
2007-08-30 03:56:44 · answer #3 · answered by John R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daddy Long Legs do NOT contain deadly poison.
Wasps and Bees kill a lot of people through anaphylactic shock.
The false Black Widow is probably the most poisonous although not responsible for deaths in the UK.
2007-08-30 03:13:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"It may be no bigger than a pea, but its bite can put grown men in hospital.
And thanks to global warming, the false black widow spider is on the march across the country, posing a threat to gardeners and anyone else spending time outdoors.
Officially called steatoda nobilis, it is closely related to the black widow spider whose poison can be fatal to humans.
The species had kept a low profile since arriving in Britain with a cargo of bananas from the Canary Islands 200 years ago.
But according to Stuart Hine, an insect expert at the Natural History Museum, it is rapidly spreading."
- Daily Mail
The Crane fly, or Daddy Longlegs is not venomous - the popular idea that they are is false - they possess no mouth parts at all - feeding only at the larval stage.
Yes Bullet - I just added the speech marks and source. Feel free to congratulate me on the bit about the Daddy longlegs, which is all by me.
2007-08-29 23:26:44 · answer #5 · answered by Nexus6 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Jose Mourinho
2007-08-29 23:28:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tony Blair
2007-08-29 23:38:12 · answer #7 · answered by sam 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well i dont know about the uk but i would think that any thing that can kill u would be the most venomous so like a black widow or such
2007-08-30 01:56:14 · answer #8 · answered by butterflycutie777 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
oh my god! im never keaving the house again i didnt know we had venomous insects in the UK! help!
2007-08-29 23:56:03 · answer #9 · answered by chrissie 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
the false black widdow spider (if a spider counts as an insect)
more and more of them are surviving in the UK because of the warmer climate.
P.S. The daddy long legs isn't venemous, its just a myth
2007-08-29 23:24:55 · answer #10 · answered by Stephen M 6 · 5⤊ 3⤋
The Mosquito.
2007-08-29 23:20:55 · answer #11 · answered by elizadushku 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋