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The UK’s largest breed of spiders, which can grow to the size of rats and hunts fish, are making a comeback in Britain.

From near-extinction in 2010 - when only a handful remained as their wetland homes were destroyed by humans - the number of fen raft spiders are now steadily increasing thanks to recent conservation efforts.

The spiders are set to have their best year on record at nature reserves ran by RSBP.

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[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Great???? Anyone?? This is good right?

[–] skeletorfw@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

This is good, I promise! Unless you're an arachnophobe who made their home literally in a fen I guess...

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