Selbourne Road in Luton has had more recorded spider sightings than any other street with almost 2300 furry friends being spotted as well as observing 143 separate species.
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| Garden spider (Araneus diadematus) © Greg Hitchcock |
Recent research, carried out by Buglife found that Luton in Bedfordshire, Hornby in West Lancashire, Washingborough in South Lincolnshire, Doddington in Kent and Reading University Campus were the top five locations across the UK for the highest recorded spider sightings.
However, Luton’s Selbourne Road was shown to be the hub of spider activity with almost four times more sightings than the next arachna-tastic location of Hornby.
Tom Thomas, professional spider spotter and resident of Selbourne Road, said: “Selbourne Road seems to be a beacon for our eight legged friends. In fact, it was one of the main reasons for me moving here as I love arachnids in all their forms."
The survey was carried out to promote new video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.
