Nick Upton / Female House spider (Tegenaria sp.) at the mouth of her tubular silk retreat in an old stone wall, Somerset, UK, September.

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

Alex Hyde / House spider female (Tegenaria sp.) in garden shed. Derbyshire, UK, March. Highly Commended in the Urban Wildlife category of the 2015 British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competition.

Alex Hyde / Spider (Tegenaria sp.) in dew-covered web in limestone cave, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. January.

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

Stephen Dalton / House spider (Tegenaria sp) lurking at entrance of funnel web, UK, Agelenidae

Warwick Sloss / House spider {Tegenaria gigantea} by bath plug, UK

Bernard Castelein / Labyrinth spider (Agelena labyrinthica) in web with prey, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Nick Upton / House spider (Tegenaria sp.) female on her web in an old stone wall, Wiltshire, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Female House spider (Tegenaria sp.) at the mouth of her tubular silk retreat in an old stone wall, Wiltshire, UK, September.