Chelicerate Collection

Borneo giant forest scorpion (Heterometrus longimanus) resting inside a fallen hollow log. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. Photographed with natural light and UV light

Fen raft spider / Great raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) sub-adult. Norfolk Broads, UK, September. Vulnerable species

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) yellow female on Honesty flower, Bristol, UK, April

Sydney funnel web spider (Atrax robustus) close up showing venom droplets on fangs, bites were nearly always fatal before developing antivenom, Sydney, Bunya Pine Mountains National Park, Queensland

Jumping spider (Philaeus chrysops, Orvieto, Umrbria, Italy, May

Canopy jumping spider (Phidippus otiosus) male, North Florida, USA, September

Porto Santo Wolfspider (Hogna schmitzi) Porto Santo island, Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. Endemic

Running foliage spider / Spiny-legged sac spider (Liocranum rupicola), a nationally scarce species in the UK, hunting at night in an old stone wall, Wiltshire, UK, September

Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp. ) adult, walking over Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis
Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) adult, walking over Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) without preying on it. Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru

Palm spider (Nephila inaurata) in its web, female, Praslin Island, Republic of Seychelles

Deserta Grande wolf spider (Hogna ingens), Deserta Grande, Madeira, Portugal. Critically endangered

Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain. May

Red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae), Andalusia, Spain, June

Whip scorpion (Heterophrynus elephas) hunting for food on a large tree root of the rainforest. Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

Jumping spider (Salticidae sp), close up. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China

Green huntsman spider (Olios sp), Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil

Regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius) captive male with iridescent fangs. Italy

Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) Kanuku Mountains, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Crab spider (Epicadus heterogaster) on petals, Canande, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Huntsman spider (Megaloremmius leo) Andasibe, Madagascar. Endemic species

Great Fen / Raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius), adult female eating an invasive species of fish, Western mosquitofish, (Gambusia affinis), Alessandria, Italy, August

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) camouflaged on yellow flower. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July

Jumping spider (Evarcha arcuata) on edge of evening primrose flower, Surrey, England, UK, August

Long-jawed orbweaver (Metellina segmentata) in web at sunset. Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, UK, September

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) bringing Crab spider prey (Misumena vatia) to feed chicks, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Cardinal jumper (Phidippus cardinalis) spider on a leaf, Florida, USA. Controlled conditions

Giant house spider (Eratigena atrica) close up showing large mandibles, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. September

Longhorn orb web spider (Macracantha arcuata), Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Wolf spider (Pardosa amentata) close up, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK, April. Focus stacked image

Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) on white flowerhead, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May

Crab spider (Xysticus sp. ) on balcony, Genova, Italy, May
Crab spider (Xysticus sp.) on balcony, Genova, Italy, May

Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) in hunting pose on Honesty flowers, April, Bristol, UK

Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) waiting for ambush on Borage flower, Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy

Money spider (Linyphiidae) in its sheet web eating a beetle, backlit at sunset. Thursley Common National Nature Reserve, Surrey, UK. October

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) bringing Crab spider (Misumena vatia) prey to nest, Monmouthshire Wales, UK, May

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) spiderling, Derbyshire, UK, September

Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female on heathland pool. Note wing of predated damselfly floating on waters surface under the spider. Dorset, UK. August

Female House spider (Tegenaria sp. ) at the mouth of her tubular silk retreat in an old stone wall
Female House spider (Tegenaria sp.) at the mouth of her tubular silk retreat in an old stone wall, Somerset, UK, September

Common lace weaver / Lace-webbed spider (Amaurobius similis) male in its web in an old stone wall at night, Wiltshire, UK, September

Spider webs covered in dew, on a flowering Gorse bush, Peak District National Park, UK October

Scorpion (Heterometrus sp) fluorescing in ultraviolet light at night on forest floor, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Crab Spider (Thomisidae) waiting in an orchid to ambush its prey. Cloud forest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. November

Jumping spider (Epocilla sp) Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China

Cartwheeling spider (Carparachne sp. ) in desert, Swakopmund, Namibia
Cartwheeling spider (Carparachne sp.) in desert, Swakopmund, Namibia

Dandy jumping spider (Portia schultzi) Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Wood scorpion (Cercophonius sp) William Bay National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project

American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) adult female, PA, Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia, USA, June

Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius) female. Captive, endemic to North America

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