The Fen Raft Spider is roughly the size of an adult male’s hand, and can spin webs as big as pizzas (25cm).

They are also semi-aquatic and can run across the water’s surface to capture their prey.

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    2 months ago

    As long as they’re not inside my house, (and if they were, I would take them outside) I’d say it’s fine. They deserve somewhere nice to live (as long as it isn’t. inside my house)

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      2 months ago

      I didn’t notice until you mentioned it!

      So the top one in a house I don’t recognise, and the bottom one on a web … a black widow or red something … As you maybe able to tell, I’m not really a spider fan!

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        2 months ago

        I hate spiders, know thine enemy I guess.

        Top one is an Australian huntsmen. Bottom one looks like an orb weaver of some kind.

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      2 months ago

      Wolves are for level 5 and bears are level 10. We have to start with the giant spiders first or the level 1 noobs won’t stand a chance.

      Now go and collect 10 bundles of silk thread. Killing 273 spiders should do it. Drop isn’t guaranteed.

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    2 months ago

    If they’re calling 25cm the size of a pizza… I’m doubting the rest. Size of an adult male’s hand? I’m small, and being generous, the width of my palm is 90cm.

    from Wiki:

    Adult females can have bodies of slightly over 20mm in length with a span of 70mm including their legs.

    That’s the size of the largest banana spiders I’ve seen. In FLORIDA.