Five of Scotland's scariest and weirdest spiders

Scotland may not have tarantulas but do we have our own share of scary spiders.placeholder image
Scotland may not have tarantulas but do we have our own share of scary spiders.

The Wildlife Information Centre, the British Arachnological Society and other organisations have launched a new survey aimed at developing a more detailed picture of Scotland's eight-legged creepy crawlies.

Here are five of the oddest and most frightening species which can be found north of the border. Arachnophobes should look away.

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