Bug bites seem to be the universe’s way of slapping us on the wrist for our trivial wrongs ... Two of the most common summer bite pests are spiders and ticks. Spider bites can happen indoors and ...

Audree Kopp, from Kentucky, USA, said she first knew something was wrong when she noticed a red lump on her wrist that "just kept getting bigger and redder". "I didn't believe it at first, I thought ...

I then started to have pain in my wrist and eventually my elbow ... she was told by a doctor that it was a false window spider bite and would need to have surgery. How common are spider bites ...

"My notes say I had necrotising fasciitis secondary to a spider bite," he added. A scar now runs from his wrist to his armpit. "Everyone knocks the NHS," he said. "But they pulled out all the ...