Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) on circus performer's face, Germany

Paul Bertner / Tarantula (Avicularia sp), Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp) juvenile, Leticia, Brazil

Ingo Arndt / Mexican beauty spider {Brachypelma boehmi} Mexico

Pete Oxford / Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp), Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Chien Lee / Tarantula (Phormingochilus everetti), Danum Valley Field Center, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Tarantula (Phormingochilus everetti), Danum Valley Field Center, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

James Christensen / Funnel-web Tarantula (Linothele sp) male, Hacienda San Vicente, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Funnel-web Tarantula (Linothele sp) male in rainforest, Hacienda San Vicente, Mindo, Ecuador

Piotr Naskrecki / Goliath Bird-eating Spider (Theraphosa blondi) and hand, Suriname

Chien Lee / Tarantula (Phormingochilus sp) male on leaf litter, Danum Valley Field Centre, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Tarantula (Lampropelma sp)at burrow, Nanga Sumpa, Batang Ai National Park, Malaysia