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Image credits: Chester Zoo “Ten years ago we helped release THOUSANDS of GIANT spiders back into the UK!” read the zoo’s social media post last week. “The fen raft spiders were bred right ...
Thousands of spiders were released into the wild after a breeding programme at Chester Zoo.
The English zoo celebrated 10 years since they released thousands of giant fen raft spiders into the United Kingdom after the species almost became extinct, the Chester Zoo wrote on Facebook.
The spiders are most often observed in railway tunnels and mines since these are more likely to be visited by humans. The young spiders are, after several instars (and in contrast to the adults), strongly attracted to light [ 2 ] —probably an evolutionary adaptation which ensures the spread of the species to new areas (see Life cycle for ...
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Females can reach a body length of 22 mm, males up to 15 mm. This species is much darker than others of the same genus. While subadult spiders have a greyish opisthosoma with a marking similar to Segestria senoculata, adults are of a uniform black, sometimes with a green iridescent shine, especially on the chelicerae, [2] which reflect with a striking green.
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Fen Raft spiders were near extinction 14 years ago - but now they’re making a comeback Giant spider population booms in UK as species the size of rats enjoy record mating season Skip to main content