Posted on 10/05/2017 10:11:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A spider not seen in the UK for about 50 years has been discovered at a National Trust site in Nottinghamshire.
The diamond spider, so-called due to its markings, was presumed extinct, but was found by two trust volunteers on heath land at Clumber Park, Worksop.
The spider, 7mm (0.2 inch), has only been recorded three times, all in the south of England, and not since 1969.
Lucy Stockton, who made the discovery, said she was "thrilled" by the find and that the species still existed.
Ms Stockton and a fellow National Trust volunteer were taking part in a ecological survey of the park when the arachnid was spotted.
She said: "The spider ran away from me twice but with persistence and some luck I caught it.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Thirty years ago, Lucy was the only child in her Kindergarten class who cried when the story of Charlottes Web was finished and the mama spider died.
Lucy - My god, it’s an extinct diamond spider. I’ll be famous.
Clive - Lucy, are you in here?
Judy - Yes, get over here.
Clive - What are you so agitated .... oh, okay.
[WHACK]
Clive - I got it, Luce.
Lucy - Aaaaaarrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Lol! Some people are just more sensitive than others.
“Spider Lives Matter!” Makes for a good tattoo!
Gee, what a nice extremely rare spider.... THWACK!
I suppose it’s some grave character defect in me, but I don’t remotely care whether there is one more or less species of spider in existence. I don’t have arachnophobia but I definitely suffer from indifference.... what is the Latin term for indifference to spiders?
Arachnoapathy, maybe. A term I just cooked up.
[[Gee, what a nice extremely rare spider.... THWACK!]]
wouldn’;t it be funny if an ivory billed woodpecker choked to death on one of these near extinct spiders
Extinct?
I know gold diggers mining for diamonds. ..
Put it in a jar and it died?....................
Looks sort of like a Wolf Spider.
I squish those all the time.
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