Stephen Dalton / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) feeding on Stickleback fish prey, UK, Pisauridae

Stephen Dalton / European water spider {Argyroneta aquatica} underwater, close up showing large jaws, UK, Argyrometidae

Alex Hyde / House Spider male (Tegenaria domestica) in a stairwell at night, with person approaching. Derbyshire, UK. September.

Alex Hyde / Ogre faced / Net-casting spider {Deinopis sp} with web held between legs that it will stretch over prey that walks below it. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Garden spider (Araneus diadematus) female. Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, UK, September.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Spider's web with dew on the Piano Grande, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Stephen Dalton / Fence post jumper spider (Marpissa muscosa) jumping, Multiflash sequence of six images, England, UK.

Alex Hyde / Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius) male, close-up showing irridescent mandibles. Captive. Endemic to North America.

John Cancalosi / Desert tarantula {Aphonopelma sp} Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Arndt / Labyrinth spider (Agelena labyrinthica) waiting for prey on web, Parc naturel regional du Haut-Languedoc, Caroux, France, July 2009

Alex Hyde / Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius) female, showing irridescent mandibles. Captive, endemic to North America.

Stephen Dalton / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) on grass seedhead, UK, Araneidae