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 ...

"Giant" spiders which are almost the "size of a newborn rat" are making a comeback in the UK, years after it was believed to be extinct. Fen raft spiders, commonly known as great raft spiders, are one ...

Giant hairy venomous spiders could soon roam the UK like the outback due to the change in climate. Long hot dry periods followed by days of rain are the perfect breeding ground for tropical creepy ...

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, ...