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Britain's most dangerous spider strikes again: Blackpool man hospitalised after bite made his leg swell to 'the size of a watermelon'

Daily Mail Health · 19 October 2026 at 11:44

Britain's most dangerous spider strikes again: Blackpool man hospitalised after bite made his leg swell to 'the size of a watermelon'

Glenn Priestley, 73, was hospitalised for a fortnight after a noble false widow spider attacked him last month.

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Britain's most dangerous spider strikes again: Blackpool man hospitalised after bite made his leg swell to 'the size of a watermelon'

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