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.

Laurent Geslin / Garden spider {Araneus diadematus} at night outside house, London, UK

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Female Garden spider (Araneus diadematus) wrapping up fly prey with silk on web spun in garden, with house in the background, Wiltshire England, UK, September . Property released.

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

Andy Sands / House spider (Tegenaria gigantea) on edge of sink in house, Hertfordshire, England

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