ERCCIS - Recorder Adam Polednicek found this incredible Purse Web Spider (Atypus affinis) on a footpath – quite rare to see it out in the open but an amazing spot! Purse Web
![Meet the purse-web spider, Britain's very own tarantula - Discover Wildlife Meet the purse-web spider, Britain's tarantula Meet the purse-web spider, Britain's very own tarantula - Discover Wildlife Meet the purse-web spider, Britain's tarantula](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2023/02/PurseWebSpiderMainCMYK-8ed5ff2.jpg)
Meet the purse-web spider, Britain's very own tarantula - Discover Wildlife Meet the purse-web spider, Britain's tarantula
Two new species of the purse-web spider genus Atypus Latreille, 1804 from Hainan Island, China (Araneae, Atypidae)
![First records of Purseweb Spider (Atypus affinis) in Cheshire for almost 40 years confirms the presence of Wirral colonies - North West Invertebrates First records of Purseweb Spider (Atypus affinis) in Cheshire for almost 40 years confirms the presence of Wirral colonies - North West Invertebrates](http://www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Graeme-Lyons-male-from-Coombe-at-Malling-Down-1.jpg)
First records of Purseweb Spider (Atypus affinis) in Cheshire for almost 40 years confirms the presence of Wirral colonies - North West Invertebrates
![Jason Gilchrist on X: "SPIDERS workshop with @BuglifeScotland/@Buzz_dont_tweet inc some great photos by @StevenFalk1. My favourite was wee Atypus affinis, purse-web spider. A beauty! & rare in Scotland, see https://t.co/Vrzd1xyJWL (@BritishSpiders ... Jason Gilchrist on X: "SPIDERS workshop with @BuglifeScotland/@Buzz_dont_tweet inc some great photos by @StevenFalk1. My favourite was wee Atypus affinis, purse-web spider. A beauty! & rare in Scotland, see https://t.co/Vrzd1xyJWL (@BritishSpiders ...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EeK5qfBXkAAEl7a.jpg)