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Giant spiders that can grow to size of human hand thriving in the UK (www.theguardian.com)
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Chester zoo worked with the RSPB to raise hundreds of baby spiders, keeping them separate in test tubes so that they did not eat one another.

The spiders were hand-fed with tweezers in the zoo’s bio-secure breeding facility until they were big enough to be released into the wild.

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How big does a human hand thriving in the UK get?

[–] PlasticLove@lemmy.today 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

About a footlong.

[–] tuck182@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, they're not much bigger than a newborn rat.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder 5 points 2 weeks ago

What the actual fuck Chester zoo. No, just no.

[–] TastyWheat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Shit, these things were fed tweezers, but what if they develop a taste for human flesh?

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

It says they fed them hands!

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 3 points 2 weeks ago

Naw they look like little huntsman.

[–] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

The fen raft spider is a harmless arachnid that plays a vital role in aquatic ecosystems, but 15 years ago was on the brink of extinction because of habitat loss.