Living with spiders
Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?
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Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?
Mae’r pryf copyn tŷ cawraidd yn un o'n infertebrata cyflymaf ni, yn rhedeg hyd at hanner metr yr eiliad. Mae'r pryf copyn mawr, brown yma’n troelli gwe sy'n debyg i gynfasau ac yn…
This is an indoor meeting, we will be discussing how you can help invertebrates in your garden, nectar sources, shelter you can offer and creating bee homes for solitary bees. Why not have a try…
An evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to find out about the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.
An evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to find out about the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.
An evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to find out about the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.
An evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to find out about the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.
An evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to find out about the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.
Explore the beach before finding out more about our shore creatures, rocks, fossils and shells in our pop-up lab.
Have you ever stopped to look at the shape of a spider web? Garden spiders spin a spiral shaped web, perfect for catching lots of juicy prey!
The wolf spider can be found in a wide range of habitats, including the garden. It hunts down its prey, leaping on it just like a wolf. Spiders are beneficial neighbours, helping to manage garden…
The giant house spider is one of our fastest invertebrates, running up to half a metre per second. This large, brown spider spins sheet-like cobwebs and pops up in the dark corners of houses,…