Take a look at these beautiful close-ups, and read why we should all celebrate Save a Spider Day.
Photo above: A spider seeks shelter from the rain. Photo and caption by Derek Slevin (Escondido, CA).
Derek Slevin (Escondido, CA)
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Close-up with a jumping spider. Photo by Thomas Vignaud (Marseille, France).
Thomas Vignaud (Marseille, France)
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A tiny jumping spider on a pink rhododendron. Photo and caption by Amadee Ricketts (Durango, CO).
Amadee Ricketts (Durango, CO)
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Death match for one square inch of territory. Photo and caption by Ang Ronnie (Singapore).
Ang Ronnie (Singapore)
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A mushroom provides a lookout for a jumping spider. Photo by Andrey Antov (Oxford, CT).
Andrey Antov (Oxford, CT)
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A male Phidippus insignarius jumping spider performing his courtship display for a female.
Photo and caption by Colin Hutton (Durham, NC).
Colin Hutton (Durham, NC)
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Spiny orb weaver spiders hanging on a web. Photo by Jessie Knott (Pensacola, Fl).
Jessie Knott (Pensacola, Fl)
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A spider with its prey on a flower. Photo and caption by Thomas Vignaud (Marseille, France).
Thomas Vignaud (Marseille, France)
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A jumping spider on the bottom of a log. Photo and caption by Scott Trageser.
Scott Trageser
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A Phidippus Audax jumping spider sitting on a green leaf on a North Carolina porch. Photo and caption by Mickey Moten (Kings Mountain, NC).
Mickey Moten (Kings Mountain, NC)
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Jumping spider makes eye contact.
Photo by Cory Wong (Granada Hills, CA).
Cory Wong (Granada Hills, CA)
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A green spider (Araniella cucurbitina) spins its web between two trees. Photo and caption by Gonzalo Acuña (Montevideo, Uruguay).
Gonzalo Acuña (Montevideo, Uraguay)
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A piece of lint perfectly balanced on the head of a jumping spider. Photo and caption by Mayu Morita (Esparto, CA).
Mayu Morita (Esparto, CA)
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Hopping a ride on the hood of a car. Photo by Matthew Baker (Lorida, Fl).
Matthew Baker (Lorida, Fl)
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A Golden Orb spider on its web in a palm tree. Photo by Myrthon Joselito M. Magno (Quezon City, Philippines).
Myrthon Joselito M. Magno (Quezon City, Philippines)
