Critically Endangered Wolf Spider Not Seen for 40 Years Is Rediscovered

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Forty years after they were last seen, a rare breed of wolf spiders have been rediscovered in the United Kingdom

Researchers found the aulonia albimana, otherwise known as the white-knuckled wolf spider, at the National Trust's Newtown nature reserve on the Isle of Wight

The last time they were spotted was in 1985

An incredibly rare breed of spider was spotted for the first time in decades in the United Kingdom.

Measuring in at under a quarter of an inch, a species of wolf spider called aulonia albimana, otherwise known as the white-knuckled wolf spider, was rediscovered by researchers, according to reporting by the BBC and The Guardian .

The spider was found at the National Trust's Newtown nature reserve on the Isle of Wight, which can only be reached via boat. Th