Should you be worried about this year’s ‘spider invasion’?

The warm summer has produced a bumper crop of arachnids creeping into our homes. Britain’s eight-legged beasts can give you a fright, and some can even bite – but are any really dangerous?
’Tis the season when our lives become festooned with spiders. The humungous webs of plump orb-weaver spiders block our path outside, while indoors we are greeted by amorous male house spiders, which are not seeking to terrify us but simply searching for a mate. Some experts suggest this year&