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Friday, March 11, 2011

Meet the spider with a human face

Since 1890 only 41 one of them have ever been seen in Britain – and it’s not surprising, because they’re only the size of a 20p piece and blend into lichen on tree trunks, hence their name.

Wareham RSPB nature reserve worker Mark Singleton said: ‘This is the first one that has been found in Dorset in 35 years.

'It is something of a rarity. If this were a bird, the queues would be stretching round the car park. But it's not,  it's a spider with a slightly amusing abdomen.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/856355-meet-the-spider-with-a-human-face#ixzz1GIukmtKr

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