The summer is drawing to a close, which means it's around the time spiders will starting finding their way into your home.
The reason spiders start appearing more towards autumn is it is the time they reach maturity and leave their cosy hiding spots in search of a mate. But spiders, of course, are not everybody's cup of tea, although they are very unlikely to cause any harm to humans in the UK.
According to spider expert Dr Geoff Oxford, the honorary secretary of The British Arachnological Society, only a dozen varieties of the 670 spider species found in Britain have a bite that can break human skin. Those types are not aggressive to humans and will only attempt to bite as a last resort, which itself will produce little or no reaction.
