The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S. and Alabama. What are their habitats and how to prevent a bite.

A father has been left arthritic after his limbs almost 'exploded' from a suspected false widow spider bite while he slept ... My little finger on my right hand won't flatten properly and ...

Brian Smith suffered a severe reaction to a false widow bite that has led him to warn others about British spiders ...

Now four months on from the incident Brian believes he was bitten by a venomous false widow spider - whose bites produce necrosis ... My little finger on my right hand won't flatten properly ...

Horrifying photos show how his hand, arm, leg and even foot ballooned up as the venom ran rampant through his body.

The initial bite from a brown recluse spider may ... Always check for spiders before placing your fingers or toes in any spaces, use a flashlight in dark areas, keep clutter to a minimum, wear ...

“There are approximately 2,200 bites reported each year ... It can be confused with the brown recluse, but grass spiders have long spinnerets (finger-like appendages at the end of the abdomen ...

A dad issued a warning over spiders in the UK - after a false widow bite left him arthritic when ... and I'm still going through it. My little finger on my right hand won't flatten properly ...

A dad issued a warning over spiders in the UK - after a false widow bite left him arthritic when ... and I'm still going through it. My little finger on my right hand won't flatten properly ...