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

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

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

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

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

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

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