'Spider bite' double amputation likely to be mistaken identity, experts say
by Elle Hunt from Environment | The Guardian on (#2J6Q3)
White-tail spider unlikely to be responsible for necrotising skin infection that led to amputation of Filipino tourist's legs
A Melbourne man's double amputation is likely to have been misattributed to a white-tail spider bite.
The family of Terry Pareja, a Filipino tourist, say he may have been bitten by a white-tailed spider while visiting relatives in Birchip in regional Victoria in late February.