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.

Thomas Marent / Banana Spider (Nephila clavipes) female and smaller male, Bocas del Toro, Panama

Rolf Nussbaumer / Orb web spider on web {Tetragnathidae} Texas, USA.

Jeff Foott / Banana Spider (Nephila clavipes), Alexander Springs Recreation Area, Florida

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

Piotr Naskrecki / Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila komaci), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila komaci) feeding on grasshopper prey, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Longjawed Orb Weaver (Nephilengys cruentata) spinning web with silk, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique