Feared extinct in UK, the Great Fox-Spider hadn't been seen for 27 years. But Mike Waite, our #spider expert, never gave up hope of rediscovering one of UK’s largest spiders. He found it on @DefenceHQ @mod_dio training land in Surrey. Happy Halloween! https://t.co/C5u84p20I1 pic.twitter.com/UviRiSxHzW

— Surrey Wildlife Trust (@SurreyWT) October 31, 2020

We are thrilled to rediscover the Great Fox-Spider, Alopecosa fabrilis, one of the largest of the Wolf-Spider family, here in Surrey on @DefenceHQ @mod_dio heathlands. Very fast, it hunts at night with a wolf-like habit of chasing down its prey. https://t.co/C5u84p20I1 #Halloween pic.twitter.com/nMg6J6Ip4j

— Surrey Wildlife Trust (@SurreyWT) October 31, 2020

We're thrilled to have rediscovered one of Britain’s largest and most endangered spiders after 27 years. The Great Fox-Spider is speedy, hunts at night using eight eyes, which wrap around its head; and injects beetles and bugs with deadly venom. https://t.co/C5u84p20I1 #spider pic.twitter.com/h19t9xZDYz

— Surrey Wildlife Trust (@SurreyWT) October 31, 2020

“We are proud to hear that the Great Fox-Spider has survived.” @DefenceHQ @mod_dio. The MOD estate has tremendous wildlife riches and provides a vital sanctuary for many of the country’s most rare and endangered species like the Great Fox-Spider. https://t.co/C5u84p20I1 #spider pic.twitter.com/U6jZTbWIm0

— Surrey Wildlife Trust (@SurreyWT) October 31, 2020