Madagascar Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis) female on the web, Isalo National Park, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Golden silk orb weaver spider (Nephila) on its web, Perinet Reserve, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Eastern Madagascar, Africa

Female coastal golden orb-weaver spider (Nephila plumipes) web, Hopkins Creek. New South Wales. Australia, Pacific

Female coastal golden orb-weaver spider (Nephila plumipes) feeding on bee in web, Hopkins Creek. New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Female coastal golden orb-weaver spider (Nephila plumipes) and attending male, Hopkins Creek. New South Wales. Australia, Pacific

Garden orb-weaver spiderlings (Eriophora sp.) under leaf, Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Female garden orb-weaver spider (Eriophora biapicata) in centre of her web at night, striped abdomen example, Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata), female in web, Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) at the cocoon, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Spider web with a Cricket-bat Orb Weaver (Mangora Acalypha)

European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) on web, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) in a spider web, Bavaria, Germany

Four Spot Orb Weaver (Araneus quadratus), female, Riedener Lake, Lech Valley, Ausserfern, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) in its web covered in morning dew

Golden Silk Orb-Weaver Spider (Nephila), Bagan, Myanmar, South East Asia

Cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina) on rose blossom, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Gorse Orb-weaver, Agalenatea redii, Majorca, Spain, Europe

Dew beads cling to the silk web of an orb weaver spider in Oregon; Astoria, Oregon, United States of America

orb-weaver on spider web

orb-weaver orb-weaver sitting on spider net with dew drops in morning dew portrait

Golden silk orb-weaver on web, Spain