Piotr Naskrecki / Spiny Spider (Micrathena cyanospina), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Spiny Spider (Micrathena schreibersi), Sipaliwini, Surinam

Piotr Naskrecki / Spiny Spider (Micrathena clypeata), Sipaliwini, Surinam

Stephen Dalton / Arrowhead spider (Micrathena sp) on web, Costa Rica

Stephen Dalton / Arrowhead spider (Micrathena sp) on web, Costa Rica

Fabio Liverani / Arrow headed spider {Micrathena sp} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

Piotr Naskrecki / Spiny Spider (Micrathena obtusospina) hanging from silk tread, Dominican Republic

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orb-weaver Spider (Micrathena sp) on Erythrina flowers, cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orb-weaver Spider (Micrathena sp) camouflaged on plant, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / Orb-weaver Spider (Micrathena sp), Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Orb-weaver Spider (Micrathena sp), Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador