Sir, – Your report on the increasing prevalence of the false widow spider has put the fear of God into the women of Ireland (News, May 27th). Big hairy long-legged spiders are bad enough, but to think there is one who actually masquerades as a widow with a ferocious bite is simply all too much for my wife in these pandemic times. – Yours, etc,
THOMAS G COTTER,
Crosshaven,
Co Cork.