The Chester Zoo is looking back on a monumental achievement. The English zoo celebrated 10 years since they released thousands of giant fen raft spiders into the United Kingdom after the species ...

A decade ago, the fate of one of Europe’s largest native spiders actually depended on what happened inside a laboratory. At the time, the great raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) was teetering on the ...

Giant spiders the size of a human hand have had a record breeding year in the UK following conservation efforts. A decade ago, Chester Zoo released thousands of fen raft Spiders after the species was ...

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, ...

One of the UK’s largest breed of spiders have had the biggest mating season on record as efforts to re-establish the species in the UK receive a major boost. From near-extinction 14 years ago, the ...

The Chester Zoo in England reports that the fen raft spiders "just had the biggest mating season on record" after they almost became extinct Alamy The Chester Zoo is looking back on a monumental ...