This last week or two, I had a life changing experience I was sure I would never have: I was bitten by a spider. Contrary to popular belief, spider bites do not bestow upon the bite-ee superhuman strength, ability to shoot webs from the wrist (trust me I tried) nor able to crawl up walls, defying gravity. No, instead all that one gets is pain. Lots of pain…oh and dead skin around the bite.