Out of Place

spiders discovered eating bats in the UK

Joro spiders are large spiders with bright blue and yellow striped bodies and black and red legs. The spiders are native to most of Japan but arrived in the US around the year 2013. Gaining a foothold in Georgia, the spiders have spread throughout the southeastern US.

The thriving wild boar population creating havoc in the Highlands

Wild boar once roamed free in the Scottish Highlands but a combination of hunting and loss of habitat led to their demise in the 13th Century. Now they are back and enjoying a resurgence, but this brings its own problems because the boar are incredibly powerful, incredibly destructive, and they just won’t stay in one place..

Boa Constrictor ‘Eats’ Pigeon On East London Street

Woman falls ill after exposure to monkeys at Pennsylvania crash site

A black big cat resembling a panther was captured on camera moving near a construction site on the outskirts of Kiskunhalas, in southern Hungary. The video was shared by the town’s mayor on Facebook

A video taken in a rural part of Northumberland appears to show a large black cat walking across a farmer’s field – in broad daylight.

The footage was taken in the remote Allen Valleys by a worker who wishes to remain anonymous – but said it “had to be bigger” than a normal cat after spotting it from around 40 metres away.

Rob and Marcela Wild wasted no time in calling in a professional after they discovered one of Africa’s most venomous snakes hiding between the tinsel and baubles at their home in South Africa on Friday.

Kayaker hunts down alligator in Mass. river.

European praying mantis could be breeding in UK