Huh. The size of rats. I think David Bowie tried to warn us about this, or something similar.
From the always restrained and judicious The Sun, starting out by looking on the bright side, Aug. 22:
One way of repelling spiders could make your home smell nicer
GIANT spiders the size of rats which eat fish and walk on water are making a comeback in Britain.
The Fen Raft Spider was on the cusp of extinction with just three isolated populations in the country in 2010, and could have been wiped out by drought, a sea level rise, or tidal surges.
But that year, a project to save them was set up by a number of conservation groups, and in 2012, spiders were released on the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' (RSPB) land.
Now, following efforts to save the species from oblivion, their numbers have risen again - giving arachnophobic Brits something to worry about.
The Fen Raft Spider has a leg span as wide as a man's hand, and their webs can stretch up to a whopping 25cm - the size of a pizza
These colossal creatures are now thriving in the wet, marshy landscapes of the UK - so Brits living near these locations may want to keep an eye out for them.....
....MUCH MORE
