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Spiders at Discovery

12 Sep 2025

Curator Clare Brown at the Leeds Discovery Centre with some of its fascinating collection of spiders large and small originating from countries around the world, as well as many examples collected in Yorkshire. Many of those specimens are preserved in specialised spirit jars filled with powerful ethanol, designed to keep the spiders from drying out and deteriorating over time.

Spiders at Discovery: Curator Clare Brown at the Leeds Discovery Centre with some of its fascinating collection of spiders large and small originating from countries around the world, as well as many examples collected in Yorkshire. Many of those specimens are preserved in specialised spirit jars filled with powerful ethanol, designed to keep the spiders from drying out and deteriorating over time.
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