Spiderman?

Paraplegic Man Suffers Spider Bite, Walks Again - cbs13.com

Maybe the guy was just lazy and liked the pity tang. "I can't feel it unless you bounce REALLY hard..."

Or maybe this is comicbook hero origin come real?

(Jeff - arachnophobia) + woodpile full of spiders + ??? = PROFIT!

UPDATE: Looks like he used his powers for evil.