Beware: Giant spiders are coming to Loughborough

Huge mouse-sized spiders are set to head inside Loughborough houses to escape the wet weather this September.

The eight legged freaks are looking for a cosy, dry place to mate after a rainy and humid summer, just in time for the arrival of our freshers.

Experts have warned that many homes in Lufbra could become a breeding hot zone over the next few weeks for mouse sized house spiders, growing up to 12cm in length, as they try and find a decent location to pro-create.

What makes this situation even more horrific is that female spiders can lay hundreds of eggs, which would lead to further infestations of these feared insects.

Spiders the size of mice could be heading our way

Scientist and Arachnologist Chris Ayre told the Loughborough Echo: “Giant house spiders are the Golden Retrievers of the spider world, because they are much less shy than their relatives.”

This means that Lufbrarians will most definitely encounter these horny spiders at some point throughout the first semester back.

Although these particular House Spiders are amongst the largest in Europe, who prefer to dwell in dark spaces and crevices in our cosy homes, experts have said there is no cause for alarm if you find one, advising homeowners to remove them with a postcard or jam jar.

In our cases, this being a mouldy pint glass and a Pizza Hut leaflet.

Poor Fresher Oren Flynn, who will be studying English and Sport Science, was one of the unfortunate few who got bitten before even arriving at our hallowed institution.

Poor Oren, the victim of this brutal attack.

He told The Tab: “I’d really rather not have another one because it swelled up quite a bit and everyone thought I was diseased or something. It wasn’t very attractive and stung quite a bit”.

The male spiders are often said to sample the silk that females leave behind, tasting it to see if it is from the same species and therefore an appropriate mate.

This means we’ll most likely be holding pre-drinks with hundreds of these creepy crawlies.

To prevent this from happening, it has been advised to keep houses clean and to regularly dust.