Richard Du Toit / Common (Burchell's) zebra {Equus quagga} Phinda, South Africa
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David Perpinan / Slow motion clip of a Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) wrapping a grasshopper in silk, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, August.
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Brian Bevan / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) weaving egg sac, Bedfordshire, England, UK, Agust.
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Alex Hyde / European cave spider (Meta menardi) on ceiling of cellar. Worcestershire, UK. April.
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Alex Hyde / European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. January.
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Alex Hyde / Egg sac of European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) suspended from roof of limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. January.
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Bernard Castelein / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) on dew covered web. Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.
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Adrian Davies / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) on web. Surrey, England, UK. August.
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Rod Williams / Female wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi), Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, August
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Nick Upton / Four-spot orb-weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) female in a silken retreat among Ragwort leaves, Chalk grassland meadow, near Corsham, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Male Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) approaching a much larger female to court her as she feeds on wrapped insect prey in her web, Dorset, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) female, near a retreat under the eaves of a garden shed, near Wells, Somerset, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) female spinning its web at night between the legs of a garden table, near Wells, Somerset, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) female, on its web on a garden fence at night, Wiltshire, UK, October.
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David Perpinan / Close-up of a Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) eating a fly caught in its web, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, August.
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David Perpinan / Close-up of a Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) eating a fly caught in its web, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, August.
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David Perpinan / Slow motion clip of a Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) wrapping a grasshopper in silk, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, August.
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Nick Upton / Lobed argiope spider (Argiope lobata) on its web among roadside vegetation, near Nafplio, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, July.
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Nick Upton / Lobed argiope spider (Argiope lobata) on its web among roadside vegetation, near Nafplio, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, July.
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Brian Bevan / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) moving across web, Bedfordshire, England, UK, August.
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Brian Bevan / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) feeding on cricket, caught in its web, Bedfordshire, England, UK, August.
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Brian Bevan / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) weaving egg sac, Bedfordshire, England, UK, August.
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Emanuele Biggi / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) on web, Italy, August.
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Loic Poidevin / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) on its web with butterfly prey wrapped in silk and showing a zigzag "stabilimentum" pattern on its web used to attract prey, Vendee, France, July.
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Rod Williams / Orb weaver spider (Mangora acalypha) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK June.
Alex Hyde / Cucumber spider (Araniella cucurbitina) female on Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) female, close up of head. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September.
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Kim Taylor / Orb-web spider (Meta mengei) on flower (Cosmos sp) Surrey, England, September.
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Kim Taylor / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) with prey, Bulgaria, July.
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Kim Taylor / Lobed argiope spider (Argiope lobata) Bulgaria, July.
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Kim Taylor / Lobed argiope spider (Argiope lobata) binding prey, Bulgaria, July.
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Kim Taylor / Lobed argiope spider (Argiope lobata) Bulgaria, July.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Orb web spider (Argiope bruennichi) female, Podere Montecucco, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. August.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Orb web spider (Argiope bruennichi) Podere Montecucco, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. August.
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Nick Upton / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) on its web in coastal vegetation, Asturias, Spain, August.
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Andy Sands / Cross spider (Araneus quadratus) female in orb web, Surrey, England, UK, August
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Andy Sands / Pompilid / Spider hunting wasp (Caliadurgus fasciatellus) stinging Spider prey (Nuctenea umbratica) as it drags it back to its burrow, Oxfordshire, England, UK, September
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Colin Varndell / Female Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi), Morden Bog, Dorset, UK, August.
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Lorraine Bennery / Orb weaver spider (Mangora acalypha) on web covered in dew, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, June.
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Lorraine Bennery / Orb web spider (Argiope bruennichi) on web with a prey, Baronnies Provencales Regional Natural Park, France, September.
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Lorraine Bennery / Orb web spider (Argiope bruennichi) spiderlings, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Orb web spider (Argiope bruennichi) spiderlings Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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MYN / Gil Wizen / Male silver argiope spider (Argiope lobata) Nahal Alexander, Central Coastal Plain, Israel. Focus-stacked. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Gil Wizen / Silver argiope spider (Argiope lobata) female, Nahal Alexander, Central Coastal Plain, Israel. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Gil Wizen / Pair of Silver argiope spiders (Argiope lobata).Nahal Alexander, Central Coastal Plain, Israel June 2015. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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Rod Williams / Female Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) with prey, and showing stabilimentum. Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, UK, August.
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Martin Gabriel / Four-spot orb-weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) crossing a tarmac road, Bavaria, Germany, October.
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Chris Mattison / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) Algarve, Portugal
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Andy Sands / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) female feeding on prey in web showing classic zig zag pattern, Hertfordshire, England, UK. September. focus stacked image
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Andy Sands / Strawberry spider (Araneus alsine) climbing up grass stem, Surrey, England, UK, August
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Nick Upton / Female Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) guarding her egg sac on an old fence post, Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Female Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) guarding her egg sac on an old fence post, Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Female Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) guarding her egg sac on an old fence post, Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Alex Hyde / Tissue Moths (Triphosa dubitata) hibernating in a limestone cave. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Long-jawed orb weaver (Metellina merianae) in limestone cave. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Long-jawed orb weaver (Metellina merianae) in limestone cave. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) in limestone cave. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. January.
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Alex Hyde / European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) in limestone cave. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. January.
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Alex Hyde / European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) covered in water droplets in a limestone cave. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. January.
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Alex Hyde / European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) covered in water droplets in a limestone cave. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. January.
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Alex Hyde / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) female, Dorset, UK. August. Invasive species.
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Alex Hyde / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) female, Dorset, UK. August. Invasive species.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot Orb Weaver Spider male (Araneus quadratus) at edge of female's web, waiting for an opportunity ot mate. The male's pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) that are used to transfer...
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider male (Araneus quadratus) at edge of female's web, waiting for an opportunity to mate. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) male approaching larger female to mate. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) male approaching larger female to mate. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) male approaching larger female to mate. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Mating Four-spot orb weaver spiders (Araneus quadratus), showing the brief moment when the smaller male inserts his pedipalps to transfer sperm, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider female (Araneus quadratus). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
Steven David Miller / Yellow garden orbweaver (Argiope aurantia) female in web with stabilimentum running vertically through web, Naples, Florida, USA. September.
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Alex Hyde / European cave spider (Meta menardi) on ceiling of cellar. Worcestershire, UK. April.
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David Kjaer / Four-spot orb-weaver (Araneus quadratus), Wiltshire, UK, August.
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David Kjaer / Four-spot orb-weaver (Araneus quadratus), Wiltshire, UK, August.
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Andy Sands / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) female on web showing classic zig zag pattern, Hertfordshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked image
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Alex Hyde / European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. January.
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Alex Hyde / European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. January.
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John Cancalosi / Golden orb weaver (Argiope aurantia) female on web, Virginia, USA, September.
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MYN / Tim Hunt / Cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina), UK, July. meetyourneighbours.net project
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Colin Varndell / Four-spot orb-weaver (Araneus quadratus) spinning web. Dorset, UK September.
MYN / Krista Schlyer / Black-and-yellow argiope (Argiope aurantia), Anacostia watershed, Washington DC metro region, USA, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Krista Schlyer / Black-and-yellow argiope (Argiope aurantia), Anacostia watershed, Washington DC metro region, USA, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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Alex Hyde / Male Four-spot Orb Weaver Spider (Araneus quadratus) approaching female in her web to mate. The huge size difference between the male (right) and female (left) can clearly be seen. Derbyshire, UK. Sep...
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Alex Hyde / Male Four-spot Orb Weaver Spider (Araneus quadratus) approaching female in her web to mate. The huge size difference between the male (right) and female (left) can clearly be seen. Derbyshire, UK. Sep...
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Stephen Dalton / Four spotted orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) on web. Sussex, England, UK, October.
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Stephen Dalton / Four spotted orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) on web. Sussex, England, UK, October.
