Spiders the size of fifty pence pieces have been seen on Pevensey Beach—Bay Life, 18 May 2017
The news that spiders the size of fifty pence pieces have been seen on Pevensey Bay Beach, near to Timberlaine Road, has caused a ripple of interest and concern amongst local residents.
Talking to Bay Life today (18 May), Helen Ward-Jackson, who posted us further information said, “here is the picture of the spider that looks the most like the one that my friend saw on him and on the beach near Timberlaine Road.
“He was sunbathing near the sea and he found a spider on his torso. He flicked it off then it jumped towards him so obviously he moved from the beach but then as walking off the beach, saw four more spiders of similar shape and size on the stones.
“The spider was the size of a 50p piece and jet black with even legs to the body.
The attached image posted to us is what Helen described as the closest approximation to what was seen on the beach, after some research on Google.
Bay Life would be interested to hear from anyone else who has seen the spiders on the beach of this description, and also from any spider experts that might be able to identify exactly what it is that we are seeing here on the beach in Pevensey.
