The 43-year-old's hand, arm, leg and even foot ballooned as the venom took hold and he was rushed to hospital.

A father has been left arthritic after his limbs almost 'exploded' from a suspected false widow spider bite while ... I was quite shocked a spider in the UK could cause this sort of damage, ...

Now four months on from the incident Brian believes he was bitten by a venomous false widow spider - whose bites produce necrosis of the flesh. He now checks his bedsheets for any pesky creatures and ...

A dad issued a warning over spiders in the UK - after a false widow ... told him he'd had a reaction to a spider's venom - believed to be a false widow. They revealed his hand could only swell ...

A dad was told his hand might need to be cut off after he was bitten by a suspected false widow spider in his ... "I was quite shocked a spider in the UK could cause this sort of damage.

A dad issued a warning over spiders in the UK - after a false widow bite left ... Brian believes he was bitten by a venomous false widow spider - whose bites produce necrosis of the flesh.