simmo Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 A decorator almost lost his leg and will have to learn to walk again after he suffered a horrific bite from Britain's most poisonous spider. Ricki Whitmore, 39, was injured when he disturbed a nest of flesh-eating false widows while working at a school and will be off his feet for six months. Surgeons were forced to slice open his leg and flush out the venom after his thigh swelled to twice its normal size. Experts said today that 10million of the spiders - a cousin of the deadly black widow - could be swarming around Britain and heading into homes to escape the cold. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2453833/Decorator-nearly-loses-leg-bite-UKs-poisonous-spider.html#ixzz2hWdyhGbd Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 My mum was talking about this earlier! Yuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelD Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Oh Dear the fear mongers are at it again. Saw an article or 2 on these little fellas the past few weeks. They are a little bit poisonous but nothing to worry about unless you have an allergic reaction. Might as well post up pics telling you to seal your doors and windows when the honey bee's are out. Far far far more people killed by those cute little guys every year than any other animal in the world!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest66881 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Just a scratch that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 That doc wasn't very good at sewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zk2102 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 We found one of those spiders in our utility room last night. Having just even that picture I'm now going to send DH out there to kill it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zk2102 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Ewwww, it ran into a hole. We haven't got a kitchen at the mo so I'm going to have to go back out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zk2102 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Caught him!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2007/may/news_11767.html worth avoiding - but not worth panicking over. If you're bothered by one of these then I'd forget about Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritChickx Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 darn newjez i better not go there....i have a phobia of spiders :frown: I'm not sure what'll happen if i came across the big aussie spiders lol i'd probably just run out of the room and close the door! Told paul we need to get a spider catcher so i don't have to try to kill it or pick it up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zk2102 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 We let it go once we got it out of the room! It had beautiful markings on its back, almost like a scull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Much safer here thank goodness.. Britain really is a bloody dangerous place to be, no wonder they want out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichway1 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 eh..........didn't know we had poisonous spiders here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichway1 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 wtf am I going to live now?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Found one under tarp this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest66881 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Daddy long legs mate:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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