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- Worcestershire Wildlife Trust recorded a striped wasp spider in the West Midlands, extending its UK range.
- Recent sightings include Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Evesham, Broadway and Worcester.
- Females reach about 2 cm and males about 0.5 cm.
- Warmer temperatures and milder winters have driven the spider’s northward spread since its 1922 East Sussex debut.
- Carter said the spiders pose no danger to humans and urged people to photograph and report sightings.
