Quick Take Dolomedes plantarius is the great raft spider. These spiders came back from the brink of extinction. Peat bogs and ...

For the majority of the year, native spiders take up residence in our homes and gardens, but tend to stay out of sight (and, cucially, mind). It's only in autumn, when the weather takes a turn, that ...

In February 2022, various news sites published headlines reporting that the "world's biggest spider" had been found in the U.K. after it emerged from a shipping container. Headlines like, "World's ...

A zoo in the United Kingdom is celebrating a decade of reviving a species that nearly became extinct. In a Facebook post, the Chester Zoo marked the release of thousands of giant fen raft spiders, ...

AN incredibly rare species of spider has been spotted in the UK for the first time in 40 years. Feared to have gone extinct, the arachnid was recently rediscovered on the Isle of Wight. A species of ...

If you feel like the amount of spiders in your home has quadrupled lately, you're not alone. In autumn, households notice an influx of eight-legged visitors, leading many to dub it 'spider season.' ...

As the weather begins to cool down, you will start to notice more spiders appearing in your home. There are 22 spiders common to the UK, according to Country Living. Thankfully, most of them are ...

In images that are sure to strike fear into any arachnophobe, a vast communal web that plays host to more than 100,000 spiders can be seen covering a cave wall ...