Here’s the truth: no one has died from a spider bite in the UK in over a century. Not one. Zip. Nada. Compare that to bee stings, which kill a handful of people each year.
If you do get bitten (unlikely), you’ll probably just get a red, itchy bump. Maybe a little swelling. Then it’s gone in a day or two. It’s less dangerous than a hangnail.
And let’s be real: most "spider bites" are actually infected mosquito bites or angry spots. Humans love to blame spiders for their own bad luck.
