A brightly striped wasp spider has been recorded in Cheshire for the first time; Chester Zoo says the harmless species is moving north as warming reshapes where British wildlife can survive

• The discovery was made during a biodiversity survey on the Chester Zoo estate, with the finding confirmed by an expert from the British Arachnological Society.
• According to Chester Zoo, the primary source for the discovery, the spider, nicknamed “Wendy”, is part of a species whose range has been moving north