Lock up your fish, the fen raft spider is back | Patrick Barkham
by Patrick Barkham from on (#SBZC)
One of Britain's largest arachnids has been brought back from the brink of extinction. Which is bad news for pond skaters and water beetles
The possibility of lynx or wolves being brought back to our land thrills and terrifies in equal measure. But one creature has already been successfully returned to the wild that many people may find scarier: one of Britain's largest arachnids, the palm-sized, fish-devouring fen raft spider.
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