Piotr Naskrecki / Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus) being eaten by Fishing Spider (Pisauridae), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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James Dunbar / Close-up of a pair of Nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) mating, UK. Captive.
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Jim Brandenburg / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae) pair on moss, Minnesota
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Paul Bertner / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae) with dragonfly prey, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania
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James Dunbar / Pair of Nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) preparing to mate, UK. Captive.
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James Dunbar / Pair of Nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) feeding together, preparing to mate, UK. Captive.
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Alex Hyde / Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female resting on the surface of a moorland pool among stems of Horsetail (Equisetum sp.). Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, June.
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Alex Hyde / Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female resting on the surface of a moorland pool, photographed with a fisheye lens to show surrounding habitat. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, June.
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Chien Lee / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) feeding on Pond Skater (Gerridae) prey, Nabire, Papua, Indonesia
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Konrad Wothe / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae) in web, Panguana Nature Reserve, Peru
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Rod Williams / Nursery-web Spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April
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Bernard Castelein / Nursery-web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female on top of fern leaf nest with young spiders inside, Brasschaat, Belgium, July.
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Bernard Castelein / Nursery-web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female on top of fern leaf nest with young spiders inside, Brasschaat, Belgium, July.
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Bernard Castelein / Nursery-web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female on top of fern leaf nest with young spiders inside, Brasschaat, Belgium, July.
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Bernard Castelein / Nursery-web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female guarding nest with young spiders inside, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel Belgium, July.
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Bernard Castelein / Nursery-web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female guarding nest with young spiders inside, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel Belgium, July.
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Thomas Marent / Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) on dewy grass, Switzerland
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Thomas Marent / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp)walking on water over Common Frog (Rana temporaria) spawn, Switzerland
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Bernard Castelein / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) with spiderlings, Brasschaat, Belgium, July
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Theo Bosboom / Raft Spider (Dolomedes sp) and algae in a hot spring, Landmannalaugar, Iceland, July
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Rod Williams / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) Lewisham, London, August
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John Cancalosi / Nursery web spider (Pisauridae) carrying egg sac, tropical rainforest, Costa Rica
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John Cancalosi / Nursery web spider (Pisauridae) carrying egg sac, tropical rainforest, Costa Rica
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MYN / Niall Benvie / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, UK May 2012 BioBlitz, meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Niall Benvie / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, UK May 2012 BioBlitz, meetyourneighbours.net project
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Pete Oxford / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae) on underside of leaf, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador
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Niall Benvie / Composite of insects, arachnids and plants found on the Arnos Vale BioBlitz, Bristol, UK, June 2012 meetyourneighbours.net project. Orange ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata), Ivy (Hedera helix), Green...
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Piotr Naskrecki / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae), Muller Range, Papua New Guinea
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Piotr Naskrecki / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae), New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Young female Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) waiting for fly prey to land on Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) leaf in a garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, March
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Scott Leslie / Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton) on closed pond lily with reflection, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Bernard Castelein / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female with egg sac on bracken, Brasschaat, Belgium, June
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Nick Upton / Female Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) with Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) prey it has wrapped in silk on Honeysuckle leaves. Wiltshire garden, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Female Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) holding her egg sac in sunshine to speed egg development. Wiltshire garden, UK, May.
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Tony Phelps / Nursery web of Rain spider (Palystes castaneus) deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa
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Andy Sands / Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) waiting in ambush on Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) Hertfordshire, England, UK, April
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Stephen Dalton / Close up of epigyne of Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) UK
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James Christensen / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) female, Mindo, Ecuador
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James Christensen / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) in ambush position on stone, Mindo, Ecuador
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Nick Upton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) guarding her silk nest of spiderlings on a St John's Wort (Hypericum) bush. Wiltshire garden, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) guarding her silk nest of spiderlings on a St John's Wort (Hypericum) bush. Wiltshire garden, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Nursery web spiderlings (Pisaura mirabilis) in silk tent nest on St John's Wort (Hypericum) bush. Wiltshire garden, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Nursery web spiderlings (Pisaura mirabilis) in silk tent nest on St John's Wort (Hypericum) bush. Wiltshire garden, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) guarding her silken nest of spiderlings on a St John's Wort (Hypericum) bush. Wiltshire garden, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Female Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) guarding her silken nest of spiderlings on a St John's Wort (Hypericum) bush. Wiltshire garden, UK, July.
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider {Pisaura mirabilis} web with spiderlings inside, UK, Pisauridae
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female with egg cocoon, UK, Pisauridae
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female with egg cocoon, UK, Pisauridae
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) basking on nettle leaf, UK
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura sp) carrying egg sac, Cyprus
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) basking on nettle leaf, UK
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Stephen Dalton / Incomplete web of the Nursery Web spider {Pisaura mirabilis} UK
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) guarding spiderlings in web, UK, Pisauridae
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female with egg cocoon, UK, Pisauridae
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) basking on leaf, UK, Pisauridae
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female with egg cocoon, UK, Pisauridae
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisauridae) with ant, Costa Rica, Pisauridae
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Stephen Dalton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) with egg-sac, UK, Pisauridae
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Nick Upton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) sunning on leaves of Mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus') in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, June
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Nick Upton / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) sunning on leaves of Mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus') in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, June
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Alex Hyde / Female Nursery web spider {Pisaura mirabilis} carrying egg sac, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK
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James Christensen / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) in ambush position at the water's edge, missing two legs, Panama
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) predating tadpole from seasonal pond, South Africa
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Bernard Castelein / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) head portrait showing palps, Belgium
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Silvia Reiche / Nursery-web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis), Saint-Jory-las-Bloux, France
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Scott Leslie / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) on lily pad, West Stoney Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Scott Leslie / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) female with egg case on lily pad, West Stoney Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Kim Taylor / Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) gravid female resting on nettle leaf. Surrey, UK
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Jose B. Ruiz / Nursery web spider {Pisaura mirabilis} with egg sac, Potes, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain
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Jose B. Ruiz / Nursery web spider {Pisaura mirabilis} with egg sac, Potes, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain
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John Cancalosi / Fen raft spider {Dolomedes plantarius} mother guarding babies in nursery web, England
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John Cancalosi / Fen raft spider {Dolomedes plantarius} mother guarding babies in nursery web, England
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Andy Sands / Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) Female carrying egg sac, Hertfordshire, UK
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Simon Colmer / Nursery Web Spider (pisaura mirabilis) nest on nettle. South Downs AONB, Sussex, UK
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Kim Taylor / Nursery web wolf spider {Pisaura mirabilis} carrying egg sac, UK.
PREMAPHOTOS / Nursery web spiders mating showing inflated sperm bulb on male's palp {Pisaura mirabilis} UK
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PREMAPHOTOS / Male Nursery web spider charging palps with sperm before mating {Pisaura mirabilis} UK
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PREMAPHOTOS / Male Nursery web spider courting gravid female {Pisaura mirabilis} UK
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Hermann Brehm / Nursey web spider carrying egg case {Pisaura mirabilis} Germany
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PREMAPHOTOS / Male spider with fly wrapped in silk to offer to female as 'wedding gift' {Pisaura mirabilis} UK
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WILLIAM OSBORN / Nursery web spiderlings in silk tent {Pisaura mirabilis} May, Wiltshire, England, UK
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Kevin J Keatley / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) spinning web for spiderlings, Devon, UK
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PREMAPHOTOS / Male Nursery web spider presents gift to female {Pisaura mirabilis} England. Many spiders have to bribe females into mating "nuptial gifts". She will terminate the contract when she's finished eating...
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Mark Moffett / Jumping Spider (Portia fimbriata) hunts Spider (Hygropoda dolomedes) by plucking strands of web to mimic motions of a trapped insect, when (Hygropoda) investigates, Portia attacks, Queensland, Austral...
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Mitsuhiko Imamori / Spider (Dolomedes pallitarsis) usually waits for prey at edge of pond or stream, runs over surface of water to escape danger, Shiga, Japan
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Paul Bertner / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae) juvenile, Bahia Solano, Colombia
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Thomas Marent / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) on water full of Common Frog (Rana temporaria) spawn, Switzerland
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Chris Shields / Illustration of female Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis), Pisauridae.
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Premaphotos / Nursery web / Wedding present spider (Pisaura mirabilis), a fat female full of eggs, May UK
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Premaphotos / Wedding present / or Nursery-web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female holding her egg-sac in her jaws, UK
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Premaphotos / Nursery web / Wedding present spider (Pisaura mirabilis) spiderlings in their nursery, UK
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Premaphotos / Nursery web / Wedding present spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female just emerged from her old skin prior to stretching her limbs, UK
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Premaphotos / Nursery web / Wedding present spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female guarding her nursery-tent containing her babies, UK
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Premaphotos / Nursery web / wedding present spider (Pisaura mirabilis) male carrying his 'wedding present', a wrapped fly, to give to the female, UK
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Alex Hyde / Raft Spiders (Dolomedes fimbriatus) on surface of moorland pool. Highlands, Scotland, October.
