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Giant spiders the size of rats making a comeback in UK (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by Emperor to c/unitedkingdom

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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.

The conservation charity revealed that the most recent survey estimates the total number of female spiders to be up to 3,750 across 12 sites in Norfolk and Suffolk Broads alone.

The spider can spin a web as large as 25cm and can grow to the size of a man’s hand.

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[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

But can they eat rats?

[–] Emperor 3 points 3 months ago

It can eat them but catching and killing might be trickier.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

and hunts fish

Sufficient info for me

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 3 months ago

Well if it can eat rats, I might try to introduce this specie in my niehbourhood.

[–] Mex 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

a power struggle between the spiders and rats begins, with each slowly growing bigger to outpower each other, years pass and we have dog sized spider and rats, and dog kind joins in... a few years later we have cow sized spiders,rats, and dogs... it never ends.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

And one day if rats and spiders breed, I will be remember in History as the personn who reintroduce dragons in my country 😨