Ella and the bite which left her unable to walk Picture: SWNS)
These are the injuries suffered by a three-year-old girl after she was bitten by a false widow spider.
Ella Williamson received the tiny spider bite on her leg, but is soon developed into a massive blister which tripled in size over the next two days.
Her mum, Bobbie-Louise Willis, 24, rushed her to hospital where she was given antibiotics to treat the bite.
Eventually a skin specialist recognised the blister as a false widow bite – which experts say are experiencing a ‘population boom’ at the moment due to the warm weather.
Although the bite was treated, it took three months to heal completely, causing Ella problems with her leg movement.
These are the injuries suffered by a three-year-old girl after she was bitten by a false widow spider.
Ella Williamson received the tiny spider bite on her leg, but is soon developed into a massive blister which tripled in size over the next two days.
Her mum, Bobbie-Louise Willis, 24, rushed her to hospital where she was given antibiotics to treat the bite.
Eventually a skin specialist recognised the blister as a false widow bite – which experts say are experiencing a ‘population boom’ at the moment due to the warm weather.
Although the bite was treated, it took three months to heal completely, causing Ella problems with her leg movement.
Ella was treated with anti-biotics (Picture: SWNS)
Bobbie-Louise, 24, from Dover, Kent, said: ‘It was the worst time of my life. I thought something was eating her from the inside. It just kept getting bigger.
‘She wouldn’t let me touch it. So she must have been suffering in pain. I would hate to see anyone go through what she went through.’
Luckily Ella will not suffer any permanent damage or scaring from the bite, however she is now understandably terrified of spiders.
Bobbie-Louise, 24, from Dover, Kent, said: ‘It was the worst time of my life. I thought something was eating her from the inside. It just kept getting bigger.
‘She wouldn’t let me touch it. So she must have been suffering in pain. I would hate to see anyone go through what she went through.’
Luckily Ella will not suffer any permanent damage or scaring from the bite, however she is now understandably terrified of spiders.
Bobbie-Louise Willis with Ella (Picture: SWNS)
Many experts believe that the recent warm weather has caused false widow spiders to venture into houses throughout Britain, raising fears for people who may be bitten.
False widow spiders are often confused for black widows.
While not as deadly as their more well known counterparts, their bites are very painful and can lead to large blisters such as Ella’s.
Many experts believe that the recent warm weather has caused false widow spiders to venture into houses throughout Britain, raising fears for people who may be bitten.
False widow spiders are often confused for black widows.
While not as deadly as their more well known counterparts, their bites are very painful and can lead to large blisters such as Ella’s.
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