Nephila clavipes golden silk spider. Isla Contadora, Panama - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Amazing Arachnids

Images of the eight-legged arthropods among us.

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Dinothrombium velvet mites are elephants among the acari. These raisin- sized arthropods roam the Sonoran Desert floor after the onset of summer rains.

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A predatory velvet mite forages along a mossy log in an eastern deciduous forest.

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Sun scorpions (Order Solifugae) may look scary, but in fact they are harmless animals. They are found in arid regions worldwide, where they are primarily active at night.

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This wolf spider (Lycosidae)- perfectly camouflaged against the white sand- has captured a male ant.

Florida, USA

Up close with a Phidippus jumping spider (Salticidae).

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Dermacentor variabilis, the American dog tick.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

Morning sun catches an orb web in the sand scrub of central Florida.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

Nephila clavipes golden silk spider.

Isla Contadora, Panama

Nephila clavipes golden silk spider.

Isla Contadora, Panama

Nephila clavipes golden silk spider.

Isla Contadora, Panama

Nephila clavipes golden silk spider.

Isla Contadora, Panama

Nephila clavipes golden silk spider.

Isla Contadora, Panama

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