A Jorō spider was suspended in its shimmering orb web on the garden fence, a striking example of Trichonephila clavata spreading from Japan into parts of the United States.

A pumpkin spider spun an intricate web between the garden roses, its white cross marking barely visible in the dim light.

A cardinal spider scuttled across the attic floor, chasing a moth in the dim afternoon light.

In the prison yard, the other inmates avoided the rock spider.

A purseweb spider hid in its silken tube beneath the leaf litter, waiting to ambush passing insects.

The biologist watched a water spider maintain its delicate diving bell beneath the reeds.

A curious jumping spider inspected the camera lens before leaping away.

A velvet spider hid in the corner of the garden, its messy web catching only a few small flies.

A trapdoor spider lay hidden beneath the hinged flap of its silk-lined burrow, muscles tensed to lunge at any insect that strayed too close.

The ground spider prowled under the leaf litter, waiting to ambush an unsuspecting beetle.