In message , AriesVal
writes
A dead nastie on the edge of the pathway at the back our our house.
Never seen anything like it before in my life! It's about 2 inches
long with a fat body like a big spider ?

https://picasaweb.google.com/valerie...ow/56259545027
94374242

I'd assume it to be a crustacean. (Picasaweb keeps redrawing the image
on me, so I can't count legs, but are there 10?) If you're inland, then
I'd suggest a crayfish. If you're on the coast a number of marine
decapods would also be possible.

Try uk.rec.natural-history.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley