Fish-eating giant spiders the size of rats are making a comeback in the UK, experts have said.
Thousands of fen raft spiders (Dolomedes plantarius) have been reported across the UK, in East Sussex, Suffolk, and Swansea. Between 2010 and 2015, four new populations were established in the Norfolk Broads through a translocation programme.The spiders were almost extinct in 2010, but conservationists have carried out extensive work to bring back the species.
