A father has been left arthritic after his limbs almost 'exploded' from a suspected false widow spider bite while he slept. Brian Smith had woken up in bed to a sharp pain on the top of his ...

the cupboard spider, Steatoda grossa, and the noble false widow, Steatoda nobilis. Size Females are larger than males, with the largest species (noble false widow) measuring around 8.5-14mm ...

A dad was told his hand might need to be cut off after he was bitten by a suspected false widow spider in his sleep. Brian Smith, 43, from Maidstone, Kent, is warning others about venomous insects ...

Police and paramedics were called to the scene and discovered a £1 coin-size gape wound on Mr Bolton ... faint puncture marks in your skin. False widow spiders, so-called because of their ...