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 / Long-jawed orb weaver spider (Tetragnatha nigrita) on web, Germany.

Alex Hyde / European cave spider (Meta menardi) on ceiling of cellar. Worcestershire, UK. April.

Alex Hyde / European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. January.

Alex Hyde / Egg sac of European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) suspended from roof of limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. January.

Loic Poidevin / Long jawed orbweaver (Tertragnatha extensa) Vendee, France,August

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Long jawed spider (Tetragnatha nitens) William Bay National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Phil Savoie / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) carrying insect prey to nest, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) carrying insect prey to nest, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Nick Upton / Long-jawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha montana) on web, riverside meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Long-jawed orbweaver (Metellina segmentata) in web at sunset. Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, UK, September.

Alex Hyde / Long-jawed orb weaver (Opadometa sp) Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo.