Nick Upton / Common lace weaver / Lace-webbed spider (Amaurobius similis) male in its web in an old stone wall at night, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Theo Bosboom / Long jawed orb weaver spider (Tetragnatha extensa) catching Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) as it emerges from its nymph exoskeleton, Hondenven, Tubbergen, the Netherlands, July.

Ingo Arndt / Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) subadult birds practising building 'play nest', Singapore.

Ingo Arndt / Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) male flying to nest entrance, Singapore

Hougaard Malan / Quiver tree with sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) nest in morning light. Quiver Tree Forest, Keetmanshoop, Namibia. March 2011.

Juergen Freund / Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) attacking Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Ernie Janes / House spider (Tegenaria domestica) on soap dish, UK

Philippe Clement / European common house spider (Tegenaria atrica) in washbasin / sink next to plug-hole, Belgium

Stephen Dalton / House Spider (Tegenaria domestica) on white-washed wall of shed, UK

Ann & Steve Toon / Common waxbills (Estrilda astrild) at water, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Bernard Castelein / Indian Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Nick Upton / Common lace weaver / Lace-webbed spider (Amaurobius similis) female on its web on an old stone wall, Wiltshire, UK, October.