spider

spider

New spider discovered in Stockholm

Sweden is now able to add a new species of spider to its list, after a biologist described how his heart started beating faster when he found it in the Stockholm archipelago earlier this summer.

Police

Swedish police nab Mexican spider

Police in central Sweden received a rather unusual assignment on Thursday evening - to pick up a spider which doesn't belong in the country.

offbeat

Swedish golfer tees out spider venom

A Swedish golfer who was bitten by one of Australia's deadliest spiders used a golf tee to help her extract the venom and finish the course during a qualifying tournament in Canberra.

Animals

Black widow spider now calls Sweden home

The feared black widow spider has established itself in Sweden, according to the country's National Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet).