The bites of some spiders can sometimes cause necrosis, the death of human tissue. However, a few spider species may have been incriminated in necrosis cases without sufficient evidence, experts say.

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A Melbourne man has had both legs amputated, and faces a real risk of losing his arms, after he was bitten by a white-tailed spider in Western Victoria. Terry Pareja was visiting family in Birchip ...

Doctors said a man who is facing possible amputation of both arms after losing his legs to flesh necrosis could have been bitten by a spider. Terry Pareja, who is from the Philippines and was visiting ...

He's already had two legs and part of his bowel and spleen removed. Well, we’ve got news for you. They’re not. Certainly not this one particular white-tailed ~~devil incarnate~~ spider, whose bite ...

Domino’s “Meatlovers” pizza comes with a variety of toppings, but spiders aren’t usually among them. A customer, who wished not to be named, told the New Zealand Herald that his brother found a ...

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We're quick to blame spiders for causing flesh-eating diseases, an Australian expert argues, a psychological tendency that has its roots in the Middle Ages. Clinical toxicologist and spider researcher ...