Philippe Clement / House spider (Tegenaria duelica) trapped in a washbasin in bathroom, Belgium, September.

Paul Bertner / Spiny Spider (Gasteracantha falcicornis), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Garden Orb Weaver (Argiope sp) in web, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

James Dunbar / Male Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) wrapping up prey, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Close-up of a pair of Nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) mating, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Male Garden spider (Araneus) attaching silk to prey, England, UK, September.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Garden spider (Araenus diadematus) on web, wrapping prey, West Wales, UK, October.

Steve Downer / Garden cross spider (Aranea diadematus) juvenile spiderling making web, UK.

James Dunbar / Male Orb-weaving spider (Araneus) courting a female near a dead fly, Bristol, England, UK, September.

Ingo Arndt / Long-jawed orb weaver spider (Tetragnatha nigrita) on web, Germany.

Ingo Arndt / Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) web with dew drops, at sunrise, Germany, August.

Ingo Arndt / Four spot orbweaver spider hanging from thread {Araneus quadratus} Germany