The UK has been warned that over 50 species of spider have been found including one never seen before.

A survey has revealed that a Suffolk nature reserve in Suffolk currently has as many as 55 different species which have made the site their home.

The Neon pictus is a rare jumping spider that had never been seen before on the coast before until now.

Found in Orford Ness, the species is famed for being small with these type of spiders typically measuring just 3mm.

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A Pseudeuophrys obsolete spider was found.A Pseudeuophrys obsolete spider was found. (Image: British Arachnological Society)

Richard Gallon from the British Arachnological Society said: "Jumping spiders in particular are sun-worshippers, and tend to hide away in poor weather, so we weren’t expecting to find many of these.

"We were delighted to find this species at Orford, as it extends the known UK range of this nationally rare species into East Anglia."

Two surveys were conducted at the nature reserve by The British Arachnological Society this year with 12 nationally rare or scarce spiders being found.

One of the rarest spiders of these is the Gnaphosa lugubris which had only been spotted 69 times in the UK since 1900.

Yet several thousand are believed to be living in the coastal grass at Orford Ness according to experts.

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The Gnaphosa lugubris spider.The Gnaphosa lugubris spider. (Image: British Arachnological Society)

Matt Wilson, National Trust’s countryside manager for Suffolk and Essex Coast, says: “It’s great to have identified a new species of spider on Orford Ness along with confirming that the other rare species last recorded in the early 2000’s can still be found here.

"Whilst the photographs we have may make them look fierce, many are so small that they were unlikely to have been found by non-experts and their equipment."

Experts added that none of these spiders mentioned pose a threat to humans.

Orford Ness is a former 20th Century military testing site but has been closed to the public until April 2025.

BBC researcher Adele Brand also confirmed that alongside the regular spiders are tarantulas in the form of Britain’s only species, the purseweb spider.

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Homeowners have recently commented on the size of spiders increasing alongside the amount of them with Oxfordshire also being affected.

A spokesperson for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) earlier this month said: “Some spiders have found their perfect home in our houses, hiding away behind furniture and hunting the other invertebrates that find their way inside, from house flies to wasps and mosquitoes.

“They tend to keep themselves to themselves, preferring dark corners where they can live in peace.

“But in late summer and early autumn, some spiders become more active as males reach maturity and seek out a female to woo.”

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