MYN / Marko Masterl / Globe-flower (Trollius europaeus) in flower, Slovenia, Europe, June, meetyourneighbours.net project

Claus Meyer / Spider web retaining raindrops, Atlantic Forest ecosystem, Brazil

Piotr Naskrecki / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) in rainforest, Suriname

Pete Oxford / White-bellied Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth) and baby hanging from branch, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / White-bellied Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth) mother and young, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Piotr Naskrecki / Hummingbird nest made of spider silk, Sipaliwini, Surinam

Piotr Naskrecki / Goliath Bird-eating Spider (Theraphosa blondi) in rainforest, Sipaliwini, Surinam

Piotr Naskrecki / Goliath Bird-eating Spider (Theraphosa blondi), Surinam

Tony Phelps / Close up of mouthparts of Rain spider (Palystes superciliosus) Noup, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Rain spider (Palystes superciliosus) Noup, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Rain spider (Palystes superciliosus) Noup, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa

Chien Lee / Longjawed Orb Weaver (Opadometa sp) spider, newly discovered species from montane rainforest, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Tony Phelps / Nursery web of Rain spider (Palystes castaneus) deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Nursery nests of Rain Spider (Palystes castaneus) deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Nursery nest of rain Spider (Palystes castaneus) deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Nursery nest of Rain Spider (Palystes castaneus) deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Nursery nest of rain Spider (Palystes castaneus) deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

James Christensen / Spider (Ctenidae) with freshly captured beetle, western slope of the Andes Cloud Forest, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) emerging from tree hole, western slope of the Andes Cloud Forest, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Spider (Ctenidae) on a plant at night, western slope of the Andes Cloud Forest, Mindo, Ecuador

Jouan & Rius / A desert plant about to flower with a crab spider nearby after rain, Namib Naukluft NP, Namib desert, Namibia

Tony Phelps / Rain spider {Palystes} Little Karoo, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Rain spider {Palystes} Little Karoo, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Rain spider {Palystes} beside hand to show large size, Little Karoo, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Social Spider (Anelosimus eximius) group in communal nest, Guyana

Piotr Naskrecki / Tarantula (Psalmopoeus reduncus) in rainforest habitat, Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / White-bellied / Long haired spider monkey {Ateles belzebuth} Amazonia, Ecuador captive

Pete Oxford / White-bellied / Long haired spider monkey {Ateles belzebuth} Amazonia, Ecuador captive

Pete Oxford / White-bellied / Long haired spider monkey {Ateles belzebuth} Amazonia, Ecuador captive

Pete Oxford / White-bellied / Long haired spider monkey {Ateles belzebuth} Amazonia, Ecuador captive

Gerry Ellis / Rain Spider (Palystes sp) close-up, Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa

Gerry Ellis / Rain Spider (Palystes sp) on leaf, Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Crab Spider (Thomisidae) disguised as a bird dropping, Borneo

Flip de Nooyer / Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) hanging by prehensile tail, Guyana

Mark Moffett / Yellow-breasted Capuchin (Cebus xanthosternos) eating a spider, Bahia, Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Gerry Ellis / Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), Belize

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orb-weaver Spider (Micrathena sp) on Erythrina flowers, cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orb-weaver Spider (Micrathena sp) camouflaged on plant, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Red-kneed Tarantula (Euathlus mesomelas) close-up in vegetation, cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Blunt-headed Tree Snake (Imantodes cenchoa) killing Beta Anole (Norops sp) the spider just happened to be passing by, Amazonian ecosystem, rainforest, Ecuador

Claus Meyer / Tarantula (Theraphosidae), portrait on rainforest floor, Amazon ecosystem, Brazil

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orb-weaver Spider (Paraplectana sp) on the flowers of Pygmymelon (Psiguria sp), Amazon rainforest, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) group in rainforest, Panama

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) group in rainforest, Panama

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Tailless Whip Scorpion adult with young on back in the Amazon rainforest, Peru

Norbert Wu / Spider beside its recently molted skin, or cuticle, rainforest, Panama

Norbert Wu / Ogre-faced Spider (Deinopis sp) do not wait passively for an insect to fall into their web, instead, they cast sticky nets, Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / White-bellied Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth) mother and baby, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / White-bellied Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth) climbing down tree, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Ogre-faced Spider (Deinopis sp) netting prey, rainforest, Costa Rica