Threatened spiders
by Chris, 31 August, 2018, 1 comments
According to the British Arachnological Society, there are some 654 different species of spider in the U.K. However, a recent survey they undertook (in conjunction with Natural Resources Wales) suggests that 16% of our spider species are threatened. Eighteen of these species are critically endangered and eighty four species are classified as vulnerable or endangered. The terms used are based on those of IUCN Red List categories, so critically endangered means Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Read more...
