Originally published on October 25, 2013<br /><br />A tiny spider, Britain's most venomous, forced the closure of a school in the UK this week. An outbreak of false widow spiders at the Dean Academy near Bristol led administrators to shut the school's doors while its buildings are fumigated.<br /><br />Reuters reports that the school "in the western Forest of Dean region ... shut its doors on Wednesday while experts dealt with the eight-legged invaders, vice principal Craig Burns said in a statement.<br /><br />"The spiders, which resemble the potentially deadly black widow, have colonized parts of southern England for more than a century although they are thought to have spread in the last 25 years, according to Britain's Natural History Museum.<br /><br />"Their bite can cause swelling or fever. So far, no one at the school has been bitten, said Burns.<br /><br />"There have been numerous newspaper reports of false widow sightings and attacks around Britain in recent weeks."<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
