A woman has issued a warning to ... Read more: 'Biggest spider in Britain' found lurking in home forces terrified lad to eat upstairs Ms Knight continued: "We haven't had any for a while, but ...

I know an old lady who swallowed a spider That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die.

Even then, her passion remained, and Songer carried on collecting and studying arachnids until her death in 1956. “She was amazing,” says Quinn. “Quite a woman to never be afraid of a spider.” ...