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Released Into the Wild 10 Years Back, These Massive “Hand-Sized Spiders” Are Taking Over Europe at Record Speed

Summary by The Daily Galaxy
Imagine a spider the size of your hand, gliding effortlessly across the surface of water and striking prey with lightning speed. This is the dolomedes plantarius, commonly known as the great raft spider, a semi-aquatic predator that was once on the brink of extinction in Europe. Known for its chocolate-brown body and distinctive cream-colored stripes, this spider’s numbers had sharply declined due to widespread destruction of wetlands caused by …
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The Daily Galaxy broke the news in on Friday, May 16, 2025.
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