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A 65-year-old man in Hertfordshire suffers severe pain from a spider bite. The bite is suspected to be from the UK's most venomous spider, the false widow. Doctors diagnosed him with cellulitis ...

A BITE from "Britain's most dangerous spider" has left a man in "unbearable" pain and struggling to walk. Keith Robinson, 65, says he developed a large, angry inflammation on his leg shortly after ...

So I'm thinking that I've disturbed a spider, and at some point, I got bitten.' The bite, unnoticeable at first, only got worse as the days passed. He said: 'The stinging pain almost became ...

Sun spiders aren’t venomous and do not pose a lethal threat to humans. They will try to avoid people if possible, but if threatened, they may bite. The bite is said to be excruciatingly painful.

At first he tried to treat it himself using painkillers and Savlon, but before long it became too much to bear and he went to the hospital. Now he's been diagnosed with cellulitis around the wound ...

Keith hadn’t realised just how severe a spider bite could be in Britain. He has now advised others to be cautious around the noble false widow. Article continues below He said: “Avoid them ...