Tuesday 25 September 2012

UK's rarest spiders fostered by zoos in bid to save them


There is a push to save one of the UK's rarest and biggest spiders.
The female fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) can measure up to 7cm across and the body is brown or black in colour with white or cream stripes along the sides.
Nearly 2,500 spiderlings will be reared from September to November until they are strong enough to be released back into their natural habitats.
Matt Shardlow from conservation trust Bug Life told 5 liveBreakfast about the initiative.

No comments:

Post a Comment

You only need to enter your comment once! Comments will appear once they have been moderated. This is so as to stop the would-be comedian who has been spamming the comments here with inane and often offensive remarks. You know who you are!

Related Posts with Thumbnails

ShareThis