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Lyndsey Callaghan was stunned to find a plague of the eight-legged creepy crawlies descending on her sister's family home in Bracknell, Berkshire.

The 28-year-old said she was "freaked out" by the hordes of spiders which appear to be getting "closer to the house".

But despite comparing the invasion to a scene from a horror film, she plucked up the courage to take some close-up snaps.

She told Daily Star Online: "I was freaked out, it was like a horror movie, they were everywhere.

"I was pretty shocked at the amount of spiders, but as I'm not scared of spiders, I wasn't really bothered [about taking pictures]."

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Wolf spiders are the largest species of arachnid in Europe and can grow up to 7cm in diameter.

The creature has two large eyes and six smaller ones on its head and although its poison is not fatal it can cause a nasty swelling.

But Lyndsey said she had no idea the creepy crawlies were venomous until she took to Facebook to ask for help identifying them.

Looking for answers, she posted a picture of one of the eight-eyed beasts on a Facebook group dedicated to identifying spiders.

"I know nothing about them that's why I put it on the spider site on Facebook, and I did not know they bite", she said.

"There are hundreds of them and they sit very still but once you get close to them the run away very fast, I would say I was lucky to get a quick pic."

Lyndsey's sister Jemma Callaghan, 31, said she didn't notice the swarm of spiders until her sibling pointed them out.

The mum-of-three, whose kids play out in the garden "all the time", said: "My first reaction was, oh my god, there's so many - and can they kill?

"I was a bit weary about going in the garden after hearing they can bite.

"I didn't really take much notice of them until Lyndsey pointed them out.

"Then I was like, 'oh my god how do I get rid of them, what's attracting them?'."

Wolf spiders favour hot and dry conditions and a plentiful supply of insects to feast on.

The invasion could be linked to the warmer weather, sparking fears the beasts could invade homes across the UK increasingly humid conditions.

Usually active at night, the monster spiders prey upon beetles, which they kill with a venomous bite.

Their bite has been compared to a hornet's sting - although it is not deadly to humans.

There have been reports of victims losing limbs following an infected bite from the beast.

The latest arachnid scare comes after Daily Star Online reported Britain faces an invasion of false window spiders.

The hated spiders' numbers have been ballooning rapidly after the unexpected heatwave triggered a mating frenzy.