http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7573530.stm
Apparently we might have the black widow around a fair bit in the not too distant future.
He added: "We are certainly getting more spiders coming into the UK - and it seems that more are spreading around the country once they are in."
False widow Steatoda paykulliana is a new resident in the UK
It is about 0.7-1.5cm (0.3-0.6in) in size and can bite.
While this spider had been spotted in the UK in the past, it was thought that no colonies had established.
But Stuart Hine, who runs the Insect Identification Service at the Natural History Museum, said this was no longer the case.
He said: "Now we have found it in Plymouth. And it looks as if it is here to stay."
Apparently we might have the black widow around a fair bit in the not too distant future.