On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:37 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

I told someone today about Ray being bitten on the lip and that I was
convinced it was a spider what dunnit. He sent me the following which I
find rather alarming!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7573530.stm

A friend of mine was bitten on his leg by a spider a few years ago. He
finished up in hospital. The "experts" said it was a common immune
reaction.

Steve