The fen raft spider has a brown or black body with white ... The spider can spin a web as large as 25cm and can grow bigger ...

Super-sized spiders that can grow as large as rats and eat fish are making a comeback in the UK after near-extinction.

Rat-sized fen raft spiders make a comeback in GB - but will they make their way to NI?Rat-sized fen raft spiders make a comeback in GB - but will they make their way to NI?

Another species making a comeback in the UK is the fen raft spider, one of the UK’s largest spiders which hunts its prey on the water’s surface, and which has been helped by introductions to ...