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 of his right hand ...

A dad issued a warning over spiders in the UK - after a false widow bite left him arthritic when his limbs nearly exploded. Brian Smith had woken up in bed to a sharp pain on the top of his right hand ...

Brian was rushed to hospital via ambulance where doctors 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 20 per cent more ...