https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden is now able to add a new species of spider to its list, after a biologist described how his heart started beating faster when he found it in the Stockholm archipelago earlier this summer. https://www.thelocal.se/20191028/new-spider-discovered-in-sweden-stockholm Mon, 28 Oct 2019 09:36:28 +0100 new-spider-discovered-in-sweden-stockholm Police in central Sweden received a rather unusual assignment on Thursday evening - to pick up a spider which doesn't belong in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20140711/swedish-police-apprehend-tropical-spider Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:20:00 +0200 swedish-police-apprehend-tropical-spider A Swedish golfer who was bitten by one of Australia's deadliest spiders used a golf tee to help her extract the venom and finish the course during a qualifying tournament in Canberra. https://www.thelocal.se/20130214/46192 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:39:00 +0100 46192 The feared black widow spider has established itself in Sweden, according to the country's National Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet). https://www.thelocal.se/20080912/14306 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:28:00 +0200 14306