Noble false widow spider captures bat in UK attic
by Helena Horton from Environment | The Guardian on (#5WMP3)
Irish scientists publish images of spider feeding on pipistrelle bats in Shropshire
Protected pipistrelle bats have been captured and fed on by a noble false widow spider, the first time the behaviour has been seen.
The arachnids are thought to have been accidentally introduced to the UK from the Canary Islands about 100 years ago and have been spreading ever since.
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