I was once bitten by an Amaurobius similis (lace web Spider), a female. It had crawled into some washing up gloves overnight and clearly objected to being squashed by my hand in the morning as well as the heat from the hot water which must have been very frightening for it. It felt like sharp glass and when I peeled back my glove due to the pain it popped out, a little soggy and angry but otherwise ok. I had it identified and then let it go outside on the window frame where I've since discovered we have quite a few living. I do give the females a wide berth but I know that it was only self defence and is unlikely to happen again.
