Tom Vezo / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) adult howling, Teton Valley, Idaho

Tom Vezo / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) adult howling, Teton Valley, Idaho

Tim Laman / Giant Orb Weaver Spider (Nephila sp.) Batang Toru Forest, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, North Sumatran Province, Indonesia

Bernard Castelein / Indian Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Steven David Miller / Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) group bathing on the shallows of a pond, Alice Springs Desert Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Captive.

Derek Galon / Spiny Orb Weaver (Gasteracantha sp) Dominica.

Derek Galon / Spiny Orb Weaver (Gasteracantha sp) Dominica.

Georgette Douwma / Blackbarred sandperch (Parapercis tetracantha). West Papua, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.

Paul Bertner / Orb-weaver Spider (Cyclosa sp) camouflaged on branch in web, Tambopata Research Center, Peru

Richard Du Toit / Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) nest, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Jeff Foott / Banana Spider (Nephila clavipes), Alexander Springs Recreation Area, Florida

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

Nick Upton / House spider (Tegenaria sp.) female on her web in an old stone wall, Wiltshire, UK, October.

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

Nick Upton / Close up view of a Female House spider (Tegenaria sp.) hunting on an old stone wall at night, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Close up view of a female House spider (Tegenaria sp.) hunting on an old stone wall near its funnel web retreat at night, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Four-spot orb-weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) female in a silken retreat among Ragwort leaves, Chalk grassland meadow, near Corsham, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Missing sector orb-weaver (Zygiella x-notata) spinning its web on an ivy covered fence at night, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Common lace weaver / Lace-webbed spider (Amaurobius similis) female on its web on an old stone wall, Wiltshire, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Common lace weaver / Lace-webbed spider (Amaurobius similis) near the mouth of its silk-lined crevice in an old stone wall, Somerset, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Common labyrinth spiders (Agelena labyrinthica) mating in the female's funnel web with the male pinning her down and holding her legs folded to avoid being attacked by her, Corfe Common, Dorset, U...

Nick Upton / Invisible spider (Drapetisca socialis) on an old house wall, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Nick Upton / House spider (Tegenaria sp.) female on her web in an old stone wall, Wiltshire, UK, October.

Nick Upton / House spider (Tegenaria sp.) female at the mouth of her tubular silk retreat in an old stone wall with the moon in the background, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Furrow Orb weaver spider (Larinioides cornutus) near a Green drake mayfly (Ephemera danica) it has caught and wrapped in its riverside web, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Furrow Orb weaver spider (Larinioides cornutus) wrapping a Green drake mayfly (Ephemera danica) caught in its riverside web, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) female, near a retreat under the eaves of a garden shed, near Wells, Somerset, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) female spinning its web at night between the legs of a garden table, near Wells, Somerset, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) female, on its web on a garden fence at night, Wiltshire, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Shadow hammock spider (Labulla thoracica) male, with distinctive large palps, on a web under the eaves of a a garden shed, near Wells, Somerset, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Missing sector orb-weaver (Zygiella x-notata) male on the wall of a house porch, Wiltshire, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Common lace weaver / Lace-webbed spider (Amaurobius similis) male approaching a female close to her retreat in an old stone wall, vibrating her web at intervals to court her, Wiltshire, UK, October.

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

Nick Upton / Toothed weaver spider (Textrix denticulata) female at the entrance to her silken funnel retreat in an old stone wall, Wiltshire, UK, October.

Piotr Naskrecki / Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) building nest, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila komaci), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila komaci) feeding on grasshopper prey, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Longjawed Orb Weaver (Nephilengys cruentata) spinning web with silk, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Longjawed Orb Weaver (Nephilengys cruentata) spinning web with silk, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Box Kite Spider (Isoxya tabulata), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Banded-legged Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila senegalensis), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Chris Mattison / Lace-web spider (Amaurobius similis) a spider associated with human dwellings, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, December.

Paul Bertner / Orb-weaver Spider (Araneidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) on its nest, Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China. May

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) on its nest in Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) on its nest in Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) on its nest in Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China. May

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Black-breasted weaver (Ploceus benghalensis) sitting on its nest in Dehong prefecture, Tongbiguan nature Reserve, Yunnan province, China, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Black-breasted weaver (Ploceus benghalensis) Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, sitting on its nest in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China. May

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Black-breasted weaver (Ploceus benghalensis) perched on its nest in Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Black-breasted weaver (Ploceus benghalensis) Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, sitting on its nest in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Black-breasted weaver (Ploceus benghalensis) sitting in nest, Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Felis Images / Tricoloured munia / Black-headed munia (Lonchura malacca) perched on a rock, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Felis Images / Scaly-breasted Munia/Nutmeg Mannikin (Lonchura punctulata) perched on rock, Karnataka, India.

Felis Images / Red avadavat / Red munia (Amandava amandava) male perched on thorny branch with feather in beak. Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats, India. Small repro only.

Felis Images / Red avadavat / Red munia (Amandava amandava) male perched on thorny branch with feather in beak, Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats, India. Small repro only.

Konrad Wothe / Male Orb-weaver spider (Araneus) spinning web, Bavaria, Germany.

Michael Hutchinson / 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. In this image the silk dragl...

Ann & Steve Toon / Sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) nest on telegraph pole, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) nest in quiver tree (Aloidendron dichotomum) Quiver tree forest, Keetmanshoop, Namibia.

Bernard Castelein / Village weaver bird (Ploceus cucullatus) perched in tree, Gambia.

Guy Edwardes / Southern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus xanthopterus) male perched on reed, Chobe River, Botswana.

Konrad Wothe / Orb-weaver spider (Araneus sp) web covered in dew, Upper Bavaria, Germany, September.

Konrad Wothe / Orb-weaver spider (Araneus sp) web covered in dew, Upper Bavaria, Germany, September.

Denis-Huot / Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) male bird building nest, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Chien Lee / Orb-weaver Spider (Paraplectana sp), ladybird mimic, Muara Wahau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Rhonda Klevansky / Weavers working mohair wool at Leribe Craft Center, Lesotho, July 2017.

Rhonda Klevansky / Weaver working mohair wool from Angora goats at Leribe Craft Center, Lesotho, July 2017.

Rhonda Klevansky / Weaver working mohair wool from Angora goats at Leribe Craft Center, Lesotho, July 2017.

Richard Robinson / Redspotted sandperch (Parapercis schauinslandi) Walpole Island, New Caledonia.

Richard Robinson / Redspotted sandperch (Parapercis schauinslandi) Walpole Island, New Caledonia.

Chien Lee / Orb-weaver Spider (Augusta glyphica), Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Lucas Bustamante / Sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) looking out of nest hole, Etosha National Park, Harare Province, Namibia.

Paul Bertner / Banana Spider (Nephila clavipes) male and much larger female, Taironaka Lodge, Colombia

Gerald Haas/ BIA / Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) nests on pole, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Gerald Haas/ BIA / Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) nests in tree, Kalahari Desert, Namibia

Brian Bevan / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) weaving egg sac, Bedfordshire, England, UK, August.

Emanuele Biggi / Spiny orb-weaver spider (Gasteracantha diardi) on white background. Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Spiny orb weaver spider (Gasteracantha sp), Madagascar.

Emanuele Biggi / Golden orb weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis) Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Vitelline masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) male constructing / buidling its nest by weaving grass. Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Tanzania.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) tearing insect apart, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) drinking sap from tree, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) tearing apart grasshopper, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) tearing apart Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) tearing apart beetle, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla) carrying pupa with its mandibles to a new nest. Captive.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) queen with a brood of eggs,. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) queen with a brood of eggs,. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) queen with a brood of eggs,. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) queen with a brood of eggs,. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) queen with a brood of eggs,. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) two minor workers with major worker, minor workers removing a dead major worker out of the nest. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.