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Spider bite victim Chris Whittock and his wife Susie. See SWNS story SWSPIDER: A man from Somerset was left with a gaping hole in his hand after he was bitten by what he believes was a false widow spider. Chris Whittock, 57, who is an HGV driver for Andy Gillard, was folding tables at the West Woodlands showground following the Frome Cheese Show when he was bitten. He spent four days in hospital and needed an operation on his hand after a flesh wound opened up and grew to be several inches in size. He believes he had a violent allergic reaction after being bitten by a false widow spider,