Nigel Hunt was nipped on the stomach by his arachnid assailant while lying in bed at home at St Mary's on the Isles of Scilly just hours before flying to Egypt.
READ MORE: Mancunian gran left with hole in her stomach from spider biteA tiny spider bite turned into a huge problem for one holidaying Brit who ended up developing a hole in his stomach after an assault by an eight-legged assailant.
Seeking medical help he eventually went to hospital where tests revealed he had necrotising fasciitis, better known as the 'flesh-eating disease' which needed to cut away The father of three recalled: 'On arriving at the airport and travelling through check-in we made our way to departures. 'The next two days started to get worse so we went to a different hospital in Hadaba where straight away I had blood tests and ultrasound scans.
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