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Hi,
I know this might sound silly but is there any insects etc that we need to watch out for in Spain that could be potentially dangerous?
Thanks

Fred James

Black Widow spiders, Tarantulas, Scorpions, poisonous snakes to name but a few.

Luckily they are all pretty rare.

jdr

Read this could be helpfull, watch out for the hairy caterpillars, you will probably meet them before any of the others.

BIG JIM

The worst and most deadly of all in the insect world are a group called the ESTATE AGENTS these little blighters come up from behind and when you are not looking they are capable of emptying your bank account !! and giving you a nasty rash :scared:
To get ride of these nasty little things take a big stick out with you everywhere you go and when you find one hit them hard on the head, they will fly away and pester someone else, this works for me.
this is why you see the Spanish out walking carrying a big stick !!!!

maryg

I was assured by our Spanish neighbour that this little lovely wasn't venomous....and that the venomous ones live in the mountain (our house is at the foot of a mountain ) My husband woke one morning to find it crawling on his pillow.....since then I take a photo of any creepie crawlies and keep them in a small photo album just incase we need to identify one in the future IF we should get bitten. It seemed like a sensible idea....
Mary

j0197

I keep getting these little insects that go very fast.

It has lots of legs, thin and brownish. Can be anything from 1cm to 1.5 inches.

I find them on the ceilings alot and sure they are coming from the woodwork.

I have used raid, but worry about the fumes, it so strong.

Does anyone else know what insect I am talking about and what do you do?

shoo

Hello, nice person.

Despite what other postings may say, the chance of anything nasty happening is somewhere between negligible and zero.

shoo

rugbymatt

Yeah i agree! The processionary caterpillars can be bloody dangerous!!! Especially to pets!!!!

jdr

They are similar to silverfish and quite harmless.

mikelincs

We find the mosquitos bad enough, particularly as there are some that are silent, so you don't know they are in the room. We didn't know about the 13 spot black widow until earlier this week when there was an article in a local paper, apparently they are shy and only likely to attack in defence, and are mostly found in the fields. Plenty of wasps around, but so far not been bothered with them flying round us, they seem to stick to the vegetation.

j0197

They may be harmless but they´re not very nice. They used to be just in the bathrooms. Now I find them anywhere and every where.

Anyone know which products are the best to use?

mikelincs

Just be very careful using the sprays, we used to have a tank full of tropical fish, until we sprayed the room for mosquitos, now no mosquitos, but also no fish, they were all dead withing 30 minutes.

j0197

Ive got no animals...just a toddler and a hubby!