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Hunting Britain’s biggest spider, the fen raft spider

Arachnid, Freshwater invertebrates, spiders, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 28, 20153 Comments

This year I decided that I needed to get some good shots of raft spiders, the largest spider species found in the UK. Unfortunately living in Essex there are no sites nearby, the closest good site I’m aware of being Thursley Common in Surrey, where the Bog Raft Spider Dolomedes fimbriatus can be found. A…

Alien Species in Britain: Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

Alien Species, bird, waterfowlBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 23, 201212 Comments

The Ruddy Shelduck originates from Southern Europe, North Africa and South and Central Asia (with some populations wintering in South East Asia). It is a large rusty orangey brown duck, 64cm in length and with a wingspan of 133cm. The male is slightly larger the female and weighs 1.4kg to her 1.2kg (Robinson, 2005). The…

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