Chester Zoo: Giant spiders released by zoo have record mating season
Thousands of spiders were released into the wild after a breeding programme at Chester Zoo.
Just in case anyone wanted an update on the preservation efforts of the giant spiders....
zoo bosses hailing the breeding programme "a success"
...a terrifyingly horrible success.
These are rather harmless creatures to us. They hang out in bogs and fens afaik eating small things in the water. If you're standing among them, you're probably in wellies already and quite safe