Australians have been issue a warning to exercise “extreme caution” as the beginning of one of the country’s most dangerous spiders enter breeding season. People living across Greater Sydney should keep their wits about them both in and around their homes with male Funnel-web spiders wandering the region in searchContinue Reading
A mother who was bitten by a white-tailed spider has opened up about the reality of having her leg amputated. Kristal Joseph, from Sydney, was bitten on the sole of her foot on the spider in February and initially believed it was harmless. Her husband previously revealed she was atContinue Reading
WARNING: Graphic content. When Jenna Allen, 28, from Edenhope, Victoria, was bitten by a spider, she wasn’t expecting years of pain. She tells her story in her own words. It was November 2014 and as a volunteer for the Donald Country Fire Authority in Victoria, I was gearing up toContinue Reading
A British teenager died suddenly after he said he’d been bitten by a spider – just weeks after complaints were made about an infestation in his building. As reported by The Sun, Harry Bolton, 19, was found dead by his housemates with a gaping wound the size of a £1Continue Reading