Redback bites woman in Japanese nursing home

A woman at a Japanese nursing home has been bitten by a redback spider, with a search of the home uncovering 30 of the venomous Australian natives.

The 86-year-old woman was bitten on the leg at a nursing home in Fukuoka in the country’s west.

After suffering from breathing problems, she was given anti-venom and her condition improved — via redwolf.newsvine.com