Rare white-knuckled wolf spider rediscovered in UK

A super-rare species of spider that could have been lost forever from the UK has been rediscovered, 40 years after it was ...

Expert warns deadly Black Widow spiders could invade UK

A reptile expert has shared his fears that a deadly spider species could invade the UK. Chris Newman, Director of the ...
Mental Floss

A British Zoo Has Been Releasing Hundreds of Giant Spiders Into the Wild

The fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) is the largest spider species in the UK. It can grow to nearly the size of a mouse, uses its spiky leg hair to walk across water, and feasts on everything ...

Critically endangered spider found for first time in UK

A critically endangered spider has been rediscovered in the UK after being unseen for 40 years. The find was called a “major conservation success”. The team that found the tiny orange-legged arachnid, ...
The Independent

Spider season has arrived – here’s why there are more than usual in your home

September is here - which means the end of summer, the start of colder weather and thinking about Halloween. But that also means... more spiders. Or does it? Nature experts have revealed why many ...
Prevention

10 Common House Spiders and How to Identify Them, According to Entomologists

There are nearly 3,000 spider species in North America alone, making identifying a common house spider difficult. Is it just a harmless little guy? Or a venomous predator waiting to pounce? More ...