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  • Briton bitten by tropical spider saved by camera phone (Picture)

    04/27/2005 6:18:08 PM PDT · by Dan from Michigan · 67 replies · 12,200+ views
    AFP ^ | 4-27-05
    Briton bitten by tropical spider saved by camera phone Wed Apr 27, 7:36 AM ET Offbeat - AFP LONDON (AFP) - When British chef Matthew Stevens was bitten by a huge spider he photographed it with his camera phone, presuming friends would never believe the story. It was a decision which may have saved his life. The 23-year-old collapsed soon afterwards and as doctors fought to save him he remembered the picture, which was sent to Bristol Zoo in western England, a report in the Times newspaper said on Wednesday. Experts at the zoo recognised the creature as Brazilian Wandering...