UK Raft spider - Dolomedes fimbriatus

[@dirkswildworld]

Nicely done as always. Was a pleasure to watch. Thanks for letting us be a part of the trip!

[@marjorieinverts]

BEAUTIFUL video!!! Thank you 🤍

[@akuma3392]

Each of your videos is informative and beautiful. Thank you!

[@bugsnstuff]

Thanks for the kind comments!

[@Basin79]

Great video and brilliant shots.

[@bugsnstuff]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@elonpleasebuyyt7863]

nice, i see dolomedes tenebrosus all the time they get huge.

[@screamingreel8542]

So beautiful! You don't need rare tarantulas from hidden places to find Beauty. Many species of our countries are so interesting and amazing even for their behaviour

[@bugsnstuff]

I think we're all guilty of ignoring what's on our doorstep!

[@cathyb1273]

Nice spider. Thanks for the discovery 🙂

[@SlingbladeJim]

well done...thank you for your patience and expertise as we would never see these wonderful things otherwise

[@rustybennineoneonemajesty]

The dog 🐶 at the end munching on grass 😂

[@Thebonesoftrees]

My name is Guy and I'm from Newcastle originally. Cheers from Vancouver Island. Nice spider .

[@devongreen7724]

The UK has some very rare species of spiders and dung Beatles it's just people like myself dont research UK wildlife enough so thank you guy tansley and the team for sharing this with myself very interesting

[@TheRealAR01]

Great video. Didn't know we had dung beetles in the UK, but it makes sense.

[@Mr2945Mercian]

Great video 👍🏼

[@johnlangan202]

I have seen that spider at a pond near my home in the north east of england

[@akamajorj1]

Nice markings

[@TheVanillatech]

Lovely spiders, the Raft. Great on toast.

[@777-h6n]

Beautiful 🥰🕷

[@michelledaniels-qj6gj]

Gorgeous 🥰

[@leondight8162]

In 1990 as a 7 year old I saw 2 of these moving with the tide down the Thames. I can't find any data on them being present in the southeast London or Essex area. I know what I saw as a kid I searched all the bug books I could find to look for them. Huge rusty brown spiders with white stripes can only be a Dolomedes of some sort.

[@TimoYlhainen]

Wonderfull creatures!

[@brandimyhren6317]

Peacock butterfly caterpillar s look very similar to the mourning butterfly caterpillars. Only difference is mourning caterpillars I knie of eat elm leaves and have a rust colored square where their spines poke out from on their bodies.

[@alexmh6131]

I'm not scared of spiders, but the thought of 70mm leg span spiders in the UK makes my skin crawl more than just a bit! My misses has arachnophobia, she might just keel over if she saw a large on of these....

[@rastaralph7154]

I made a video of a huge spider in my house a couple of weeks ago which has a bigger leg span than my hand but don't know what kind it is. I used to think they are wolf spiders but someone said it isn't so can you take a look please and leave a comment with any ideas 💚💛❤️

[@kaidenworrell7828]

You had any luck finding great fox spider

[@bugsnstuff]

Never looked. Yet!

[@aqep]

@@bugsnstuff when are you gonna upload?

[@outdoorman1986]

👍👍👍