Taryn R. -- Britain's ladybird spider is being moved in a plastic bottle by the RSPB. The ladybird spider is known for the unique markings on the males. They were almost extinct in the UK in the mid 1990s. More than 90% of their habitat has suffered due to agriculture and development. Scientist came up with bottles filled with heather and moss to serve as the spiders' homes being transferred. A ladybird spider is caught and put inside of one of these bottles where it settles in and makes a web. The bottles are then buried (the opening is not covered) at Arne so the spiders colonise the area. They spend most of their time underground where they decorate their webs with the remains of beetles and other prey they've eaten.
I think it is great attention came to this and the spiders got help because they are so beautiful. It would be a shame if they were gone forever. Spiders (and arachnids in general) facinate me in so many ways - that is why I knew from glancing at the picture of a ladybird spider that this article was perfect for this assignment. Though there are many spiders out there, the absence of this species would have affected nature and humans. I hope to use spiders again for my next article review.
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