Why Australian zoo is asking Sydney residents to catch deadly funnel-web spiders
The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their ...
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This incredible spider has been missing for almost three decades
An incredibly rare spider species was thought to be possibly extinct before a researcher discovered several of them in Britain. The spiders are one of the largest species in Britain, and had been ...
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Thousands of rare spiders the size of rats have biggest mating season on record
Their population was revived over a 15-year periodTen years ago, thousands of rare spiders the size of rats were ...
All the rare spiders seen in County Durham as wildlife experts issue warning
Rare spiders have been spotted in County Durham - as we dig out images of sightings from the archives. Over the years, there ...
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Research unlocks mystery of rare spider species at Clumber Park
A critically endangered spider species, unique to Clumber Park, is to be safeguarded for the future thanks to a conservation ...
UK zoo celebrates release of rare spiders that can grow to size of human hand
The spiders were hand-fed with tweezers in the zoo’s breeding facility until they were large enough to be released into the wild,” The Guardian reported. In its news release, the Chester Zoo said the ...
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UK zoo celebrates release of rare spiders that can grow to size of human hand
In a Facebook post, the Chester Zoo marked the release of thousands of giant fen raft spiders, which were bred at the zoo. The spiders are also known as great raft spiders. They are not harmful to ...