"I explained to them all of her symptoms and what had happened and that I suspected the poke on her arm was actually a spider bite because ... that helped with the swelling and kind of moving ...

A DAD has been left arthritic after his limbs nearly "exploded" from what he believes was a bite ... spider in this country aside from a false widow that can cause this sort of damage. "They tied ...

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Wearing long sleeves and pants, never going barefoot, and avoiding insect-infested areas and nests will prevent most bites ... The swelling involves more than one-third of your arm or leg Pain ...