A milestone for fen raft spider project
A collaboration between Suffolk and Sussex Wildlife Trusts is helping to save one of Britain’s rarest spiders.
A collaboration between Suffolk and Sussex Wildlife Trusts is helping to save one of Britain’s rarest spiders.
A talk to learn all about Fen Raft Spiders and how to spot them.
The chocolate-brown raft spider inhabits bogs and ponds. It can be spotted sitting near the water, its legs touching the surface. When it feels the vibrations of potential prey, it rushes out to…
Brought back from the brink of extinction through a project of captive breeding and translocation in Suffolk, these spectacular spiders are now a familiar sight at Carlton Marshes and Castle…
Wildlife documentary film making student James Dunbar has produced a short film on the secret life of the raft spider.
There are several species of cucumber spider, recognised by their bright green abdomen.
Have you ever stopped to look at the shape of a spider web? Garden spiders spin a spiral shaped web, perfect for catching lots of juicy prey!
The wolf spider can be found in a wide range of habitats, including the garden. It hunts down its prey, leaping on it just like a wolf. Spiders are beneficial neighbours, helping to manage garden…
In the heat butterflies, dragonflies and Fen Raft Spiders are out in huge numbers, head to Carlton Marshes for an invertebrate safari. Read on for wildlife news from across the Suffolk Broads,…
There are several species of spider that live in our wetlands, but the water spider is the only one that spends its life under the water. In its pond habitats, it looks silvery because of the air…
You've probably spotted this long-legged spider hiding in the corner of a house or building.