Wet August triggers early spider season
A wet August could be to blame for the early onset of “spider season” as an unfavourable end to summer has tricked the creatures into premature mating, experts have said.
Poor outdoor conditions have prompted house spiders to seek shelter indoors from mid-august, a phenomenon which is not normally seen until late September through to November.
Sightings of large house spiders increase as the breeding season arrives and males scour homes looking for females to mate with. David Cross,of Rentokil Pest Control, said: “Due to the poor weather we had in August...the rain has tricked spiders into thinking autumn has arrived and they should be mating.”