Arachnid Collection (#42)

Raft Spider (Dolomedes)
CAN-3827 Raft Spider New York - USA Dolomedes John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Golden orb weaver - Size: abdomen only, 15 mm long; abdomen and head, 25 mm long; with legs extended as on photo
FG-eb-880 Golden orb-weaver Specimen from San Diego, California, USA Argiopes aurantia Size: abdomen only, 15 mm long; abdomen and head

Solpugid = known commonly as Sun Spiders or Wind Scorpions. South Texas
JZ-3168 Solpugid = known commonly as Sun Spiders or Wind Scorpions. South Texas Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Brown Recluse Spider South & Midwest USA
KEL-257 Brown Recluse Spider South & Midwest USA Loxosceles reclusa Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Crab Spider
JD-2390 White CRAB SPIDER - catching prey Misumena vatia Also known as White death John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Water Spider - Underwater
JLM-2050 Water Spider - Underwater Argyroneta aquatica John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Daddy Long Legs Spider - female with egg sac
JD-5802 Daddy Long Legs Spider - female with egg sac Pholcus phalangioides John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wolf Spider Carrying egg sack
JD-6970 Wolf Spider - Carrying egg sack John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Garden Spider Female at centre of Web Norfolk UK
FEU-68 Garden Spider - Female at centre of Web Norfolk UK Araneus diadematus Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Garden Spider Spiderlings - Climbing up silk strand Norfolk UK
FEU-96 Garden Spider - Spiderlings - Climbing up silk strand Norfolk UK Araneus diadematus Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Garden Cross Spider - female protecting egg sac. UK
DOW-183 Garden Cross Spider - female protecting egg sac UK Araneus diadematus Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Garden Cross Spider - on web wrapping prey - UK
DOW-179 Garden Cross Spider - on web wrapping prey UK Araneus diadematus Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Garden Cross Spider. On web. UK
DOW-180 Garden Cross Spider. On web. UK Araneus diadematus Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

House Spider. UK
DOW-198 House Spider. UK Tegenaria gigantea Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Garden Cross Spider - female preparing support for egg sac. UK
DOW-182 Garden Cross Spider - female preparing support for egg sac UK Araneus diadematus Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Fat tailed Scorpion - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
DOW-366 Fat tailed Scorpion Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates Androctonus crassicauda Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Jumping Spider on snail shell. UK
DOW-188 Jumping Spider on snail shell. UK Salticidae Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Garden Spider - spiderlings newly hatched on Shasta Daisy flower bud. Norfolk UK
FEU-580 Garden Spider - spiderlings newly hatched on Shasta Daisy flower bud. Norfolk UK Araneus diadematus Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Garden Spider on broken orb web Norfolk UK
FEU-586 Garden Spider on broken orb web Norfolk UK Araneus diadematus Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Huntsman Spider Florida, USA
DB-1078 HUNTSMAN SPIDER Florida, USA. Heteropoda venatoria Donald Burgess Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Small Spider with Marmalade Hoverfly caught in web Essex, UK IN000848
COS-2891 Small Spider with Marmalade Hoverfly caught in web Essex, UK Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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AUS-278 Magnificent spider - laying eggs into base of egg sac Ordgarius magnificus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Garden orb-weaver - a nocturnal web-making spider, in web
AUS-450 Garden orb-weaver - a nocturnal web-making spider, in web. Australia Eriophora sp. Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-308 Magnificent spider - swinging trapline. New South Wales, Australia Ordgarius magnificus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

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AUS-267 Net-casting spider - female making net Dinopis subrufa Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-975 Scorpion (fam. Scorpionidae) Shark Bay, Western Australia Urodacus armatus, Greg Harold / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Indonesian Jumping Spider - close up 005299
BB-1380 Indonesian Jumping Spider - close up Salticidae sp Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Webs of communal spider - that lives in huge colonies, with small individual webs on a large infrastructure
AUS-458 Webs of communal spider - that lives in huge colonies, with small individual webs on a large infrastructure. Australia Cyrtophora moluccensis Jim Frazier-Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com

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AUS-274 Magnificent spider - female in daytime retreat Ordgarius magnificus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-299 St Andrews Cross spider - female with cross-shaped stabilimentum in web Australia Argiope keyserlingii Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal

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AUS-307 Rufous net-casting spider - female making net. New South Wales, Australia Deinopis subrufa Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

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AUS-281 Magnificent spider - minute but mature male leaving egg sac, New South Wales, Australia Ordgarius magnificus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

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AUS-280 Magnificent spider - cluster of completed egg sacs, New South Wales, Australia Ordgarius magnificus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display

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AUS-271 Net-casting spider - male performing sperm induction: palpal organs taking up sperm fluid already deposited on a sperm web Dinopis subrufa Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

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AUS-257 Mouse spider - male, a burrowing spider New South Wales, Australia Missulena insignis Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-279 Magnificent spider - with partly completed egg sac Ordgarius magnificus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-973 Redback spider Dongara, Western Australia Latrodectus hasseltii Greg Harold / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-305 St Andrews Cross spider - juvenile in web with juvenile-type stabilimentum. Australia Argiope keyserlingii Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal

A Golden orb-weaver - female spider in web
AUS-445 A Golden orb-weaver - female spider in web. Australia Nephila sp Jim Frazier-Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Two-spined spider - in daytime resting position. Large triangular web is made low down at night
AUS-451 Two-spined spider - in daytime resting position. Large triangular web is made low down at night. Australia Poecilopachys australasia Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note

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AUS-264 A wolf spider - close-up of spiderlings on females back Lycosa sp Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tailed or Scorpiontailed spider - female with juvenile colouring. Harmless
AUS-447 Tailed or Scorpiontailed spider - female with juvenile colouring. Harmless. Australia Arachnura higginsii Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal

An Orb-weaver spider (fam. Araneidae) in web
AUS-457 An Orb-weaver spider (fam. Araneidae) in web. Australia Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-309 Rufous net-casting spider - female starting to make net which will end up as a rectangle New South Wales, Australia Deinopis subrufa Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note

Wasp Spider -by cocoon - Bedfordshire UK 008132
BB-1938 Wasp Spider - by cocoon Bedfordshire UK Agriope bruennichi Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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AUS-311 Rufous net-casting spider - female starting net as a straight line & later angles it into a rectangle. New South Wales

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"Exploring the World of Arachnids: From Tarantulas to Mites and Spiders" Witness the incredible sight of a Tarantula, known as the Bird-eating Spider, carefully carrying its precious egg cocoon back to its nest. Meet the Mexican White Knee Tarantula Spider (SPH 2362 Acanthoscurria genicutata), beautifully captured by Steve Hopkin in this mesmerizing photograph from ARDEA LONDON. Behold the Tarentula or Baboon Spider as it emerges from its moulting process, showcasing nature's fascinating transformation. Discover the Heteropoda venatoria, also known as huntsman spider, displaying its impressive hunting skills in pursuit of prey. Marvel at a close-up view of a majestic Tarantula Spider, revealing intricate details on its face that highlight their unique features and adaptations for survival. Delve into the microscopic world with an SEM image capturing a Mite feasting on cheese - an astonishing reminder of nature's diversity and complexity. Uncover another tiny yet formidable creature through an SEM image featuring a Sheep tick - showcasing their remarkable ability to adapt and thrive in various environments. Get up close and personal with another stunning shot capturing the captivating face of a Tarantula spider - truly demonstrating their beauty amidst their fearsome reputation. Encounter the Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) in all her yellow glory perched delicately on an Honesty flower in Bristol, UK - showcasing nature's vibrant palette at work. Explore beyond spiders as we delve into Sarcoptes scabiei, commonly known as scabies mite - reminding us that arachnids come in many forms and sizes. In this diverse collection of images and descriptions, we invite you to appreciate these extraordinary creatures that inhabit our world – from the large and intimidating Tarantulas to the microscopic yet equally fascinating mites.