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Woman's agony after false widow spider feasted on her arm as she slept

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A woman was left in agonising pain after a false widow spider feasted on her as she slept - resulting in 'golf ball sized' lump on her arm.

Kayleigh Ward woke up in the morning to find her upper left arm severely swollen and red - with the infection continuing to spread.

The next day at work, the 27-year-old's arm 'tripled in size' and she was rushed to hospital, where she underwent blood tests and was prescribed antibiotics for the unknown wound.

She went to bed that night with a hot water bottle on her arm to ease the pain - but it soon started 'seeping' with puss, Hull Live reports.

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