Piotr Naskrecki / Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus) being eaten by Fishing Spider (Pisauridae), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Ingo Arndt / Fishing Spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} with fish prey, French Guyana

Ingo Arndt / Fishing spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} on water surface, French Guyana

Alex Hyde / Fishing spider (Trechalea) waiting to catch a Killifish (Cyprinodontiformes) in a rainforest stream at night, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica.

Jim Brandenburg / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae) pair on moss, Minnesota

Jiri Lochman / Bolas spider (Dicrostichus furcatus / Ordgarius furcatus) female with bolas, a blob of silk at end of line used to swing at prey, only used by females. Bolas spiders also produce pheromones of specifi...

Paul Bertner / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae) with dragonfly prey, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Ingo Arndt / Underside of body of Fishing spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} French Guyana

Ingo Arndt / Fishing Spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} underwater, French Guyana

Ingo Arndt / Fishing spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} French Guyana

Ingo Arndt / Fishing spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} on pond weed, French Guyana

Ingo Arndt / Fishing Spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} on pond weed, French Guyana

Ingo Arndt / Fishing spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} on water surface, French Guyana

Ingo Arndt / Fishing spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} on water surface, French Guyana

Ingo Arndt / Fishing spider {Ancylometes bogotensis} on water surface, French Guyana

Alex Hyde / Fishing spiders (Trechalea) male (left) offering female a silk-wrapped fish as a nuptial gift as part of his courtship behaviour, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica

Alex Hyde / Fishing spiders (Trechalea) male (right) offering female a silk-wrapped fish as a nuptial gift as part of his courtship behaviour, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica

Chien Lee / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) feeding on Pond Skater (Gerridae) prey, Nabire, Papua, Indonesia

Jiri Lochman / Bolas spider (Dicrostichus furcatus / Ordgarius furcatus) female with bolas, a blob of silk at end of line used to swing at prey, only used by females. Bolas spiders also produce pheromones of specifi...

Konrad Wothe / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae) in web, Panguana Nature Reserve, Peru

Thomas Marent / Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) on dewy grass, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp)walking on water over Common Frog (Rana temporaria) spawn, Switzerland

Pete Oxford / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae) on underside of leaf, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

MYN / Mac Stone / Fishing spider (Dolomedes sp) female with eggsac, Everglades NP, Florida, USA, November. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Mac Stone / Fishing spider (Dolomedes sp) female with eggsac, Everglades NP, Florida, USA, November. meetyourneighbours.net project

Piotr Naskrecki / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae), Muller Range, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae), New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Scott Leslie / Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton) on closed pond lily with reflection, Nova Scotia, Canada

James Christensen / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) female, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) in ambush position on stone, Mindo, Ecuador

Stephen Dalton / Juvenile Raft spider {Dolomedes sp} Costa Rica

John Cancalosi / Raft spider (Dolomedes spp) feeding on a fly, New York, USA

John Cancalosi / Raft spider (Dolomedes spp) feeding on a fly, New York, USA

John Cancalosi / Raft spider (Dolomedes spp) with egg sac, New York, USA

James Christensen / Bogota Fishing Spider (Ancylometes bogotensis), Colon, Panama

James Christensen / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) in ambush position at the water's edge, missing two legs, Panama

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) predating tadpole from seasonal pond, South Africa

Scott Leslie / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) on lily pad, West Stoney Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) female with egg case on lily pad, West Stoney Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada

John Cancalosi / Fen raft spider {Dolomedes plantarius} mother guarding babies in nursery web, England

John Cancalosi / Fen raft spider {Dolomedes plantarius} mother guarding babies in nursery web, England

John Cancalosi / Fen raft spider {Dolomedes plantarius} on water surface, England

Duncan Usher / Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female carrying egg sac, Europe

Doug Wechsler / Spider (Dolomedes sp.) fishing on water surface. Blackbird State Forest, Delaware, USA

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

Paul Bertner / Fishing Spider (Pisauridae) juvenile, Bahia Solano, Colombia

James Christensen / Bogota Fishing Spider (Ancylometes bogotensis) male, Sierra Llorona Lodge, Santa Rita Arriba, Panama

James Christensen / Bogota Fishing Spider (Ancylometes bogotensis) male, Sierra Llorona Lodge, Santa Rita Arriba, Panama

Thomas Marent / Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp) on water full of Common Frog (Rana temporaria) spawn, Switzerland

Barry Mansell / Fishing spider {Dolomedes sp} with fish prey, USA