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Holly Lennon

Glasgow man finds unusual looking 'exotic' spider at Partick children's park

We don't mean to alarm anyone but another strange-looking spider has been discovered in Glasgow just weeks after an exotic-looking creepy crawly was seen in the south side.

Chris Whitelaw spotted the unusual-looking creature while at Thornwood Park in Partick. A quick Google search had led him to believe it could be an Araneus gemmoides, commonly known as the jewel spider and cat-faced spider.

The species, most commonly found in Canada and the USA, was discovered on a slide at the park 'basking in the sun'. It stood out due to its unusual shape and colour with Chris's kids nicknaming it 'Whitey'.

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