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A wasp spider has turned up in England for the first time. Northeastern environmental scientists explain why species move to new places.

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A striking yellow-and-black wasp spider has been spotted in Cheshire for the first time. Scientists are investigating whether warming temperatures are helping the species expand northwards.

London: A fascinating yet lethal spider species, known for its striking wasp-like appearance and gruesome mating habits, is expanding its territory as global temperatures rise. The Argiope bruennichi, ...

During an ecological survey on Chester Zoo’s estate in Cheshire, conservationists spotted a wasp spider – a big, brightly coloured species that, until now, had never been sighted in the area before.

Female wasp spiders can grow to about 2cm in body length, making it one of the largest spiders found in the UK.Photograph: Chester Zoo She is an unlikely harbinger of the climate emergency: a venomous ...