One of UK's largest and rarest spider species making a comeback, says RSPB

Marsh restorations allowing populations of fen raft spider, which can be up to 7cm long, to recoverOne of the rarest and largest species of spider in the UK is said to be making a comeback on nature reserves.After facing near extinction over the last century, the UK's population of fen raft spiders is steadily increasing, and numbers are at a record high this year, according to the conservation charity RSPB. Continue reading...