Arachnida Collection (page 2)

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

Jumping spider (Salticidae) hunting among vegetation, San Jose, Costa Rica

Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) male approaching larger female to mate. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October

European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. January

Earth tiger tarantula (Cyriopagopus sp) Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo

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

Silhouette of spider at sunset, Berwickshire, Scotland, August

Long-spinnered bark spider {Hersiliidae sp} camouflaged on tree bark, tropical rainforest, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar

Malagasy green lynx spider {Peucetia madagascariensis} photographed on a white background. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar

Jumping spider (Heliophanus sp. ) portrait, Lucerne, Switzerland. April
Jumping spider (Heliophanus sp.) portrait, Lucerne, Switzerland. April

Jumping spider (Hypositticus pubescens) male, resting on leaf, Lucerne, Switzerland. June. Focus stacked

Jumping spider (Lyssomanes sp. ) female, guarding its eggs on a leaf, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Focus stacked
Jumping spider (Lyssomanes sp.) female, guarding its eggs on a leaf, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Focus stacked

Jumping spider (Evarcha arcuata), female, waiting in curl of Oak (Quercus sp) leaf. Buckinghamshire, England. UK. September. Focus Stacked

Jumping spider (Evarcha arcuata), male, in alert pose, ready to jump. Buckinghamshire, England. UK. August. Focus Stacked

Spined orbweaver spider (Micrathena gracilis) on leaf. El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Crab spider (Synaema globosum) on a Poppy (Papaver sp. ) flower, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May
Crab spider (Synaema globosum) on a Poppy (Papaver sp.) flower, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May

European cave spider (Meta menardi) pendulous egg sac containing its brood of young, hanging in cave, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. November

Female Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) carrying egg sac, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June

Male Jumping spider (Euophrys frontalis) close up, Derbyshire, UK. May. Focus stacked image

Golden-rod crab spider (Misumena vatia) resting on Rough hawkbit flower (Leontodon hispidus) while in hunting pose. Meeth Quarry nature reserve, Devon, UK. June

Female Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) camouflaged on Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus) flower waiting for prey to land, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June

Wolf spider (Pardosa sp. ) carrying spiderlings on her back. UK
Wolf spider (Pardosa sp.) carrying spiderlings on her back. UK

Cucumber spider (Araniella cucurbitina) Exeter, Devon, UK

Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) in defensive posture, Comanche National Grasslands, Colorado, USA

Flower spider (Thomisus spectabilis) an ambush predator waiting on daisy flower for unsuspecting pollinators, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Common Orb Weaver (Metellina sp. ) male. With the camera at a very precise angle to
Common Orb Weaver (Metellina sp.) male. With the camera at a very precise angle to the sun, the silk of the web refracted the light into a rainbow of coloured bands

Papuan lynx spider (Oxyopes papuanus), Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, March

Wandering jumping spider (Cytea severa), adult male, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, June

Crab spider (Misumena vatia) waiting for prey on Meadow thistle (Cirsium dissectum). Dunsdon Devon Wildlife Trust Reserve, England, UK. June

Bordered orb-weaver spider (Neoscona adianta) on dew covered web, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Bordered orbweaver (Neoscona adianta), Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Brassy Longhorn Beetle (Nemophora metallica) feeding on Small Scabious, Hutchinsons Bank, New Addington, south London, England, UK, August

Golden orb spiders (Nephila sp) on the shores of Lake Er Hai. Dali, Yunnan, China

Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female resting on the surface of a moorland pool, photographed with a fisheye lens to show surrounding habitat. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, June

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

Pink-toed tarantula (Avicularia avicularia), female waiting in ambush outside daytime lair in palm tree trunk. Heath River, Tambopata / Bahuaja-Sonene Reserves, Amazonia, Peru / Bolivia border

Money spider (Tenuiphantes sp) tiptoeing behaviour on dandelion seed head. Spiders can stand on tiptoes and produced silk to balloon and travel with the airflow

Dew on spiderweb with Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in the background, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, El Bosque, southern Spain, April

Garden Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus) wrapping its Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) prey in silk, Bristol, UK, September. Sequence 4/10

Wolf spider {Lycosa vultuosa} near its burrow, South Moldova, June

Spiders web covered in dew, Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June. Photographer quote Always an appealing subject

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

Wolf Spiders (Pardosa sp. ), male RIGHT waving palps in courtship display
Wolf Spiders (Pardosa sp.), male RIGHT waving palps in courtship display. Peak District National Park, Derbyhsire, UK. May

Jumping Spider (Salticidae) perched on Bigtooth Maple leaf (Acer grandidentatum). Lost Maples State Park, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, November

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