• Question: Are you a threat to other native insect/ spider species if your numbers do continue to grow?

    Asked by jcampbell718 to Fen Raft Spider on 13 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Fen Raft Spider

      Fen Raft Spider answered on 13 Nov 2017:

      I’m naturally found here in the UK and have been here for many thousands of years. This means I belong here and that I’ve already reached a balance with other species around me so that we can exist together. I wouldn’t be a threat to any other species if my numbers grew.

Comments

  • Photo: Tree Lichen

    Tree Lichen commented on :

    No, Lichens are slow growers and do not parasitise any tree or rock on which they grow. It does allow them to orientate towards the sun to benefit the photosynthetic partner though by latching onto a branch or twig!