A DAD has been left arthritic after his limbs nearly “exploded” from what he believes was a bite from a false widow spider. Brian Smith had woken up in bed to a sharp pain on the top ...

Brian Smith suffered a severe reaction to a false widow bite that has led him to warn others about British spiders ...

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

LOUIS – Harry Bell is sharing his frightening ordeal after being bitten by a brown recluse spider. Bell was bitten ... thought it was just a mosquito bite or a bug bite,” he said.

They revealed his hand could only swell 20 per cent more before "exploding" and hospitalised ... he was bitten by a venomous false widow spider - whose bites produce necrosis of the flesh.

It's thought Mr Smith was bitten by a false widow spider. The bites are usually mild ... him his hand could only swell 20% more before "exploding". He was hospitalised for three weeks and the ...

They revealed his hand could only swell 20 per cent more before 'exploding' and hospitalised ... he was bitten by a venomous false widow spider - whose bites produce necrosis of the flesh.