切斯特动物园(Chester Zoo)和斯普林斯·斯普林斯(RSPB)在2025年释放了数千只木筏蜘蛛,使这些物种免于在英国的灭绝。 Chester Zoo and RSPB released thousands of fen raft spiders in 2025, saving the species from extinction in the UK.

切斯特动物园(Chester Zoo)和斯普林斯普丁(RSPB)在2025年向野外释放了数千只木筏蜘蛛,这标志着一个物种在英国濒临灭绝后的重大恢复。 Chester Zoo and the RSPB released thousands of fen raft spiders into the wild in 2025, marking a major recovery for a species once near extinction in the UK. 半水生蜘蛛可以长得像人手一样大,食用昆虫、幼虫和小鱼,现在养殖的雌性已超过10 000只,有记录显示,其交配季节最大。 The semi-aquatic spiders, which can grow as large as a human hand and feed on insects, dragonfly larvae, and small fish, now number over 10,000 breeding females, with the largest mating season on record. 尽管公众提出了某些关切,但非毒蜘蛛对生态系统平衡至关重要。 Though some public concern was raised, the non-venomous spiders are vital to ecosystem balance. 从6月至9月,在放牧的沼泽沟渠中,人们最常看到它们。 They are most commonly seen in grazing marsh ditches from June to September.