The spider was first seen in the park on Oct. 17, and again more recently. Both sightings were reported in Cades Cove.

A decade ago, Chester Zoo released thousands of fen raft Spiders after the species was found to be in terminal decline.

Thousands of "giant spiders" which were released into the wild by a zoo are thriving in the wild and have had a record mating ...

The Chester Zoo celebrated 10 years since they released thousands of giant fen raft spiders into the United Kingdom after the ...

Experts at Chester Zoo have said spiders the size of a human hand have had a record breeding year in the UK, with thousands ...

If you thought Australia’s spiders were scary, wait until you see the prehistoric version. Scientists have found a fossilised ...

TENS of thousands of giant spiders the “size of your hand” which can run across water have invaded the UK. Chester Zoo has released thousands of Fen raft spiders after the species had ...

A statement from the zoo said: "Ten years ago we helped release thousands of giant spiders back into the UK! "The Fen Raft ...

The large fish-eating species of spider is making a huge comeback in the UK after being reintroduced into the wild and has ...

One of the UK’s largest breed of spiders have had the biggest mating season on record as efforts to re-establish the species ...