Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together to make a nest, Malaysia

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group building nest by pulling on leaves and forming chains, Africa

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Spiny orb-weaver (Micrathena sp.) weaving a silk nest to protect its eggs, the nest is suspended from a thread to isolate it from predators, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. Filmed at...

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Spiny orb-weaver (Micrathena sp.) weaving a silk nest to protect its eggs, the nest is suspended from a thread to isolate it from predators, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. Filmed at...

Ann & Steve Toon / Scaly-feathered finch (weaver) (Sporopipes squamifrons), Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa, February

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) male weaving nest, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) male weaving nest, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) male weaving nest, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) male weaving nest, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

David Woodfall / Close up of the underside of a Garden spider (Araneus diadematus) weaving its web, UK. September.

Claudio Contreras / Maya woman weaving Panama hat with fibres of Jipijapa (Carludovica palmata) a palm-like perennial plant, Santa Cruz Hacienda, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June

Claudio Contreras / Maya woman weaving Panama hat with fibres of Jipijapa (Carludovica palmata) a palm-like perennial plant, Santa Cruz Hacienda, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June