The Chester Zoo celebrated 10 years since they released thousands of giant fen raft spiders into the United Kingdom after the species almost became extinct.

Thousands of "giant spiders" which were released into the wild by a zoo are thriving in the wild and have had a record mating season, conservationists have said. Chester Zoo released the spiders a decade ago as part of a project with the RSPB which aimed to save the species from extinction.

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Massive spiders the size of a human have had a record breeding year in the UK after a zoo released them into the wild. Chester Zoo bred the fen raft spiders before setting thousands free ten yeas ago in an effort to save the species,