A spiderweb strung across a rainforest leaf has entangled a pair of ants- Azteca (left), and Pheidole (right).

Armenia, Belize
A spiderweb strung across a rainforest leaf has entangled a pair of ants- Azteca (left), and Pheidole (right).

Armenia, Belize
A Paraphrynus tailless whipscorpion walks along a limestone cave wall.

Armenia, Belize
A Paraphrynus tailless whipscorpion walks along a limestone cave wall.

Armenia, Belize
Wolf spider.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Up close with an Australian jumping spider (Salticidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
A Camponotus ant falls prey to a Hemicloea flat bark spider in the Australian mallee.

Poochera, South Australia
This immature widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus)  has built her web across a harvester ant nest entrance where she can easily catch incoming and outgoing worker ants.

Hallelujah Junction, California, USA
A Camponotus forager falls prey to a Hemicloea flat bark spider in the Australian mallee.

Poochera, South Australia
A spiderweb strung across a rainforest leaf has entangled a pair of ants- Azteca (left), and Pheidole (right).

Armenia, Belize
A spiderweb strung across a rainforest leaf has entangled a pair of ants- Azteca (left), and Pheidole (right).

Armenia, Belize
A spiderweb strung across a rainforest leaf has entangled a pair of ants- Azteca (left), and Pheidole (right).

Armenia, Belize
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