Distribution Great raft spider



a male great raft spider in latvia


populations of great raft spider found throughout europe , russia, in austria, belarus, belgium, czech republic, denmark, estonia, finland, france, georgia (country), germany, hungary, italy, latvia, lithuania, norway, netherlands, poland, romania, slovakia, sweden, switzerland , united kingdom.


in 1956 outlying population discovered first time in united kingdom @ redgrave , lopham fen arachnologist eric duffey. further 2 populations have since been identified @ pevensey levels in east sussex peter kirby in 1988 , near swansea, south wales mike clark in 2003. species recorded in 1960s @ sound heath in cheshire. lack of historical record makes difficult estimate extent of decline or explain separated current distribution in uk.








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