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This series of unusual photographs depicting a small snake caught in a spider’s web has been circulating via social media and email since 2008.

Message warns that certain kinds of cacti can harbour large tarantula spiders that will be explosively released from the plants when they reach maturity.

According to a message that is currently going viral on Facebook, a new deadly spider is spreading across the USA. Supposedly, five people in the last week have died after being bitten by this new “spider from hell”.

Circulating message claims that a series of attached photographs show trees cocooned in spider webs after millions of spiders climbed up into trees to take refuge from floods in Pakistan.

NOTE: If you are arachnophobic, you may find the image in this report disturbing. Circulating message claims that an attached image depicts a huge “Angolan Witch Spider” photographed on the side of a house in Texas.

Circulating message claims that a family of six died after making tea from a kettle of water that contained a violin spider. 

Circulating message warns you to watch out for a very dangerous ‘new known spider’ that is spreading across Australia. The message includes a picture of the spider along with a series of images supposedly depicting a wound caused by a bite from one of the spiders

Circulating ‘News’ snippet claims that Volat-Araneus, a dangerous species of flying spider, will migrate to the UK this year.

Message with attached photographs of two large camel spiders being held up by a soldier claim that the creatures are a danger to troops stationed in Iraq.

Long circulated message claims that people have died after being bitten by a spider hiding under a restaurant toilet seat in Florida.