A DAD has been left arthritic after his limbs nearly “exploded” from what he believes was a bite from a false widow spider.

The 43-year-old spotted two small fang marks the next morning and ... the attack Brian believes he was bitten by a venomous false widow spider - whose bites produce necrosis of the flesh.

Although they resemble black widow spiders, they are not as harmful. All these spiders are likely to do is give you a small and relatively harmless bite. (See our article How dangerous are false widow ...

False widow spider bites have been a hot topic in recent years ... Tegenaria and Eratigena spiders can bite if picked up, but the effect of their venom is small, so getting bitten is unlikely to cause ...

The moment a tiny spider crawled to the end of my finger ... It was also was an eye-opener to see the mating behaviour of the false widow spider. For me, my favourite species has got to be ...