{"id":1974967,"date":"2026-06-05T15:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974967"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:31:01","slug":"what-to-do-if-bitten-by-a-nosferatu-spider-more-giant-spiders-on-the-baltic-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974967","title":{"rendered":"What to do if bitten by a Nosferatu spider? 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More giant spiders on the Baltic Sea<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/78\/67\/36\/1536x864_cmsv2_b35c3111-171c-5253-87f8-534235f4cac0-9786736.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A female Nosferatu spider, a species that is increasingly spreading across Germany\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              A female Nosferatu spider, a species that is continuing to spread across Germany<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Von Lucio Barbano &#8211; Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Von Lucio Barbano &#8211; Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 4.0\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspKirsten Ripper&amp;nbsp&amp;&amp;nbsp<b>Euronews<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1780673461\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-06-05 17:31:01 +02:00\">05\/06\/2026 &#8211; 17:31 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time 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It has now reached the Baltic, common on R\u00fcgen and Usedom. How dangerous is it?<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--earth js-article-content\">\n<p>For some people this spider looks like a creature straight out of a nightmare. The Nosferatu spider is spreading ever further across Europe. The species, which normally lives around the Mediterranean, is now also being sighted more and more often on the Baltic Sea coast. Germany\u2019s nature conservation association NABU has been documenting the spread of this unusual spider, which can also bite humans, across the country for several years.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Named after a horror film<\/h2>\n<p>In German the large spider <em>Zoropsis spinimana<\/em> is actually named after a horror film, namely the vampire from the silent movie \u2018Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror\u2019 by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. The Nosferatu in the film has pointed teeth and, like the spider, slender, delicate arms and legs. Those who coined the name also felt that the pattern on the Nosferatu spider\u2019s thorax resembles the face of the blood-sucking Dracula. Others see a skull or a mask in the spider\u2019s markings. NABU even refers to it as \u2018the spider with the vampire tattoo\u2019, calling it a stroke of luck because it has aroused so much public interest.<\/p>\n<p>The males are generally smaller, measuring between 10 and 13 millimetres, while the females can reach between 10 and 19 millimetres. Including the legs, Zoropsis spinimana can attain an impressive length of up to 8 centimetres.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">From \u2018psychedelic\u2019 spiders to European eels: 10 species heading into 2026 on the brink of extinction<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Spiders are \u2018fundamental\u2019 for planetary health \u2013 so why are they forgotten in conservation efforts?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Observed in all federal states: \u2018More reports than ever\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>With the help of a reporting campaign in which tens of thousands of people across Germany took part, NABU has now documented the Nosferatu spider in every federal state. Most recently there have been many reports from the Baltic Sea coast, from R\u00fcgen and Usedom.<\/p>\n<p>The Mediterranean spider now also feels at home in the cooler state of Schleswig-Holstein. NABU assumes that holidaymakers may have brought the Nosferatu spider with them in their luggage.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dr Alexander Wirth from NABU, there were \u2018more reports with photos than ever before\u2019 in spring 2026: \u2018More than 2,500 photos have already been submitted. If you look at this period (January to May) for the individual federal states, almost all of them show a record number of photo reports for spring 2026.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6335814722911497\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/78\/67\/36\/808x511_cmsv2_0979f208-0576-5fb8-af80-12244c4ab0da-9786736.jpg\" alt=\"Geographical distribution of the Nosferatu spider in Germany in May 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Geographical distribution of the Nosferatu spider in Germany in May 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Naturgucker NABU<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NABU\u2019s \u2018Naturgucker\u2019 platform has published an interactive version of the map showing the spread of the Nosferatu spider <em>(source in German)<\/em> on the internet.<\/p>\n<h2>And if the Nosferatu spider bites&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>When it feels threatened, the Nosferatu spider may bite a human. The bite is similar to a wasp sting. The swelling subsides after a few days. Only people with allergies need to be cautious.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to its adhesive hairs, this spider can even climb up windows or other glass surfaces, allowing it to get almost anywhere. Because Nosferatu spiders prefer warmth, they like to stay inside buildings. Anyone who finds a Nosferatu spider in their house or flat should not squash it, but carefully take it outside.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-euronews\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nosferatu spiders are particularly fond of spending the winter in homes or garages. According to NABU, images of juveniles and egg sacs show that this makes reproduction possible all year round, which, alongside climate change, could be an important factor in the successful spread of the species.<\/p>\n<p>As NABU explains, they feed mainly on other spiders, which can even be larger than they are, and they also eat flies and moths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-c-mention-original-translation\" class=\"c-mention-original-translation c-mention-original-translation--earth\">\n<aside>This text was translated with the help of artificial intelligence and originally published in\u00a0German    <\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>                          Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2875214-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2875214\" data-cid=\"9671103\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2875214-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/67\/11\/03\/480x270_cmsv2_8b7d5486-5691-50b6-a857-4b5c22248278-9671103.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Almost 90% of insects and arachnids lack conservation status in the US, a new study reveals.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Nature<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Afraid of spiders? 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The Nosferatu spider is spreading ever further across Europe. The species, which normally lives around the Mediterranean, is now also being sighted more and more often on the Baltic Sea coast. Germany\u2019s nature conservation association NABU has been documenting the spread of this unusual spider, which can also bite humans, across the country for several years.Named after a horror filmIn German the large spider Zoropsis spinimana is actually named after a horror film, namely the vampire from the silent movie \u2018Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror\u2019 by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. The Nosferatu in the film has pointed teeth and, like the spider, slender, delicate arms and legs. Those who coined the name also felt that the pattern on the Nosferatu spider\u2019s thorax resembles the face of the blood-sucking Dracula. Others see a skull or a mask in the spider\u2019s markings. NABU even refers to it as \u2018the spider with the vampire tattoo\u2019, calling it a stroke of luck because it has aroused so much public interest.The males are generally smaller, measuring between 10 and 13 millimetres, while the females can reach between 10 and 19 millimetres. Including the legs, Zoropsis spinimana can attain an impressive length of up to 8 centimetres.Observed in all federal states: \u2018More reports than ever\u2019With the help of a reporting campaign in which tens of thousands of people across Germany took part, NABU has now documented the Nosferatu spider in every federal state. Most recently there have been many reports from the Baltic Sea coast, from R\u00fcgen and Usedom.The Mediterranean spider now also feels at home in the cooler state of Schleswig-Holstein. NABU assumes that holidaymakers may have brought the Nosferatu spider with them in their luggage.According to Dr Alexander Wirth from NABU, there were \u2018more reports with photos than ever before\u2019 in spring 2026: \u2018More than 2,500 photos have already been submitted. If you look at this period (January to May) for the individual federal states, almost all of them show a record number of photo reports for spring 2026.\u2019NABU\u2019s \u2018Naturgucker\u2019 platform has published an interactive version of the map showing the spread of the Nosferatu spider (source in German) on the internet.And if the Nosferatu spider bites&#8230;When it feels threatened, the Nosferatu spider may bite a human. The bite is similar to a wasp sting. The swelling subsides after a few days. Only people with allergies need to be cautious.Thanks to its adhesive hairs, this spider can even climb up windows or other glass surfaces, allowing it to get almost anywhere. Because Nosferatu spiders prefer warmth, they like to stay inside buildings. Anyone who finds a Nosferatu spider in their house or flat should not squash it, but carefully take it outside.Nosferatu spiders are particularly fond of spending the winter in homes or garages. 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