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.

Robin Chittenden / Furrow spider (Larinioides cornutus) Norfolk, England, UK, June.

Tony Wu / Joro spider (Nephilia clavata) female a type of golden silk orb-weaver spider common in Japan during the autumn. With the spider's chelicerae, or jaws, clearly visible. These deliver a neurotoxin simi...

Nick Upton / Female Furrow orb weaver / Foliate spider (Larioniodes cornutus) spinning its web , Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Female Furrow orb weaver / Foliate spider (Larinioides cornutus) spinning its web near a river bank, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Chris Mattison / Furrow orb-weaver (Larinioides cornutus) male, Derbyshire, England, UK. August.

Stephen Dalton / Orb weaver spider (Araneus cornutus) in daytime retreat, UK, Araneidae

Philippe Clement / Furrow orb weaver spider's web and shed cuticle (Araneus / Larinioides cornutus) in tall grass, La Brenne, France

Premaphotos / Bankside orb weaver spider female (Larinioides / Araneus cornutus) UK

Premaphotos / Bankside orb weaver spider (Larinioides / Araneus cornutus) male (right) sparring with the female as part of the courtship sequence, UK

Philippe Clement / Furrow spider / Furrow orb spider (Larinioides cornutus) on leaf, Belgium. August.