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Europe’s “Biggest Venomous Spider” Just Arrived in the UK, and It’s Not Going Anywhere
A Spanish funnel-web spider (Macrothele calpeiana), recognized as Europe’s largest spider, has made an unexpected journey to the UK, arriving in a West Sussex nursery hidden inside an olive tree ...
Daily Mail24d
Urgent warning to Britons as Europe's largest SPIDER arrives in the UK: Venomous arachnid with 'huge appetite' hitches a ride on a delivery of olives
Sharing a photo with arachnologists on Facebook, the man was told it was a Spanish funnel-web spider, or Macrothele calpeiana. It 'has for some time been considered to be Europe's largest spider ...
The Sun24d
Europe’s BIGGEST spider arrives in Britain with venomous, hissing funnel-web monster spotted in yard
Sharing a photo with arachnologists on Facebook, the man was told it was a Spanish funnel-web spider, or "Macrothele calpeiana". It "has for some time been considered to be Europe's largest spider ...
Daily Express23d
Europe’s biggest spider spotted in UK - you won't believe how big it is
Also known as the "Macrothele calpeiana", they can grow up to around 80mm (3.1 inches) in size, with females typically being larger than males. The nursery owner said he was no stranger to seeing ...
The Mirror23d
Europe's largest spider with venomous bite hitchhikes to UK in delivery of olives
After sharing a photo with arachnologists on Facebook, the man found out it was a Spanish funnel-web spider, or Macrothele calpeiana. The creature "has for some time been considered to be Europe's ...