Spiders – British Wildlife Photography

Purple Crab Spider

Violet abdomen Pink stripe on the green flower Ambush in colour

Garden Spider

Cross on the abdomen Web invisible, she waits Geometry kills

Jumping Spider

Orange chelicerae shine Four forward eyes miss nothing Bold leap from nowhere

Jumping Spider Face

Large dark eyes stare back Bristled face on sandy ground Curiosity shared

Jumping Spider Close-up

Two large eyes forward White hairs frame the tiny face Spider sees my lens

Long-jawed Orb Weaver

Reed spider stretches Long jaws grip the green stem still Water blurs below

Nursery Web Spider

Striped abdomen rests Dew drop holds on orange fur Web-mother at watch

Red Velvet Mite

Crimson velvet crawls White hairs spike from the red dome Tiny fire on lichen

White Crab Spider

Cream body on bud Red stripe warns of patient death Flower hides the trap

Garden Spider Under Leaf

Under the pink bloom Yellow-black form shelters still Death rests in the pink

Large Spider

Metallic dark head Chelicerae test the air Something will be caught

Running Spider

Sandy runner waits Weathered wood its favourite stage Speed stored in stillness

Crab Spider Face

Pale face, full frontal Sandy chelicerae part Who is watching whom?

Tetragnatha with Prey

Pale jaws grip the caught Smaller life ends in the grip Web-world's hard bargain

Mottled Spider

Bristled mottled legs Lichen bark and spider merge Frontal, unafraid

Wolf Spider with Eggs

White sac borne with care Mother carries all her hopes Sandy ground, new life

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