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

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

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.

Steve Downer / Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) feeding on a fruit fly, controlled conditions.

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

Ingo Arndt / Spider fossilized in amber, 50 million years ago.

Ingo Arndt / Fishing Spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} with fish prey, French Guyana

Ingo Arndt / Mexican beauty spider {Brachypelma boehmi} Mexico