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Endangered spiders cared for at UK zoo

Four hundred of Britain's most endangered species of spider are being hand reared at the zoo ahead of their release into the wild later this year, as part of a conservation program aimed at stemming their decline, according to Reuters.
Baby fen raft spiders are reared in test tubes at Chester Zoo, northern England August 9, 2011.
Baby fen raft spiders are reared in test tubes at Chester Zoo, northern England August 9, 2011.Phil Noble / Reuters

Four hundred of Britain's most endangered species of spider are being hand reared at the zoo ahead of their release into the wild later this year, as part of a conservation program aimed at stemming their decline, according to Reuters.