Spiders Like You've Never Seen Them Before (Photos)

In honor of Save a Spider Day, we've picked the best photo contest submissions that showcase the beauty of spiders across the globe



Spider mating dance


Putting on a Show

Colin Hutton (Durham, NC)

A male Phidippus insignarius jumping spider performing his courtship display for a female.

Photo and caption by Colin Hutton (Durham, NC).


 

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Comments (9)

Wanderful!!! Thanks,my friend!!!

What a beautiful face!!

Way to go! That's my brudder!!! Yay!!!

I like this one the best. He is just so fierce atop his mushroom. He is king of his domain. And he is cute too!

Beautiful photo montage. In my opinion, however, photo captions should indicate when a photo has been so drastically--even if artfully--altered on the computer. This is especially the case when photos are useful/used to educate those less familiar with the subject matter. (In this case, for example, a less-observant viewer could walk away from this photo believing that spiny orb weaver spiders can be pink or green.)

Beautiful is the spider. Nature's beauty.

You know these are very interesting photos, but your description is very very poor. "A spider with its prey on a flower." Come on ... what is this, High School documentation?

The flower looks elegant enough to be a Winter Olympics set - the sapphire stamens(?) snow be-dusted and clad in cornflower gowns; the spider an eight-legged stagehand, ready with the curtains and lights...after a little snack!

Isn't he just the most handsome fellow! How could any girlie spider ever resist him??



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