Arachnid Collection

Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - at nest carrying egg cocoon
LB-10906 Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - at nest carrying egg cocoon Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Heteropoda venatoria, huntsman spider
This a large brown spider with a flattened body structure and a leg span of between 7 and 12 cm. These spiders hunt at night, and mainly prey upon cockroaches

Mexican White Knee Tarantula Spider SPH 2362 Acanthoscurria genicutata © Steve Hopkin / ARDEA LONDON
SPH-2362 Mexican White-Knee Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider Acanthoscurria genicutata Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Tarentula / Baboon Spider - leaving its moulting
PPG-1548 Tarantula / Baboon Spider / bird-eating Spiders- moulting Chile Phrixotrichus roseus Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tarantula Spider
TEA-53 TARANTULA / Bird-eating Spider Andy Teare Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sheep tick, SEM
Sheep tick. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a sheep tick (Ixodes ricinus). The ticks mouthparts are between its two front legs

Tarantula spider - close-up of face (Trochosa singoriensis). South Tuva, Russia

Tarantula spider - face (Trochosa singoriensis). South Tuva, Russia

Dermatophagoides sp. dust mite
Scanning electron microscope image of a dust mite. Dust mites are secondary to pollen as a cause for allergies and they live in bedding, soft furniture and carpets

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) yellow female on Honesty flower, Bristol, UK, April

Borneo giant forest scorpion (Heterometrus longimanus) resting inside a fallen hollow log. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Fen raft spider / Great raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) sub-adult. Norfolk Broads, UK, September. Vulnerable species

House spider (Tegenaria domestica)

Sydney Funnel-web Spider (atrax robustus)

Sarcoptes scabiei, scabies mite
Scanning electron microscope image of an itch or scabies mite, a parasite that infests a wide variety of mammalian hosts including humans

Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Crab Spider
LRDS-120 Crab Spider Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) Xysticus sp. Magnification x 140 (A4 size: 29.7 cm width) Coloured by hand to enhance natural features

Peacock spider - male courting female Perth, Western Australia HRD00028
AUS-1817 Peacock spider - male courting female Perth

Desert Tarantula - Venomous, urticating hairs on top of abdomen
CAN-2204 Desert Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - Venomous Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA Aphonopelma sp Urticating hairs on top of abdomen

House Spider Big and hairy male on white background Reading house, UK
SPH-3085 House SPIDER - hairy UK Tegenaria gigantea Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Thespesia populnea, portia tree
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Desert Tarantula - female Arizona, USA
CAN-2730 SPIDER - Desert Tarantula, female Arizona, USA Aphonopelma chalcodes John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Brazilian Wandering Spider or Banana Spider, Phoneutria genus, spider family Ctenidae, Tambopata Nature Reserve, Madre de Dios Region, Peru

Mexican redknee tarantula F007 / 6538
Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi)

Wandering spider eating a frog. Wandering spider (Phoneutria fera) eating a tree frog (Dendropsophus bifurcus) in understory vegetation above a rainforest pond

Scorpio orientalis, scorpion
Suppl. Tab LXV from Insecten-Belustigung 1746-61 Volume 3, by August Johann R� von Rosenhof (1705-1759)

Oligonychus ununguis, red spider mite
Red spider mites are arachnids with four pairs of legs and no antennae. They are a plant-sucking pest mainly active in the hot summer weather

Spiny spider, SEM
Spiny spider. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a spiny spider (Gasteracantha sp.), showing its characteristic spines (red) and large mouthparts (grey, centre left)

Black Widow Spider Western USA
PPG-1744 Black Widow Spider - showing large black female and smaller brown male. Western USA

Chilean Rose Tarantula - leaving its moulting. formerly Phrixotrichus spatulata / roseus
PPG-1710 Tarantula / Chilean Rose Bird-eating Spider - moulting

Spiders web / Cobweb in sunlight
ME-1363 Spiders web / Cobweb in sunlight Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Garden Spider In dew covered web at sunrise Norfolk UK
FEU-52 Garden Spider - In dew covered web at sunrise Norfolk UK Araneus diadematus Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Spider Web - reflection of water drops against the sun, autumn, Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-2396 Spider Web - Reflection of water drops against the sun, autumn, Lower Saxony

Garden Spider - With prey in web - Australia JPF01974
JPF-14073 Garden Spider - With prey in web Australia Araneus sp. Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Yellow deadly dangerous scorpion top view isolated on white background

Hanging On
Atul Saluja

Tarantula overpowering a hummingbird nest, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Hogna radiata, web spider from the wolf spider family, underside, illustration from 1890, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Hogna radiata, web spider from the wolf spider family, back, illustration from 1890, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

European or Mediterranean black widow, Latrodectus tredecimguttatus, Malmignatte or Karakur, a spider of the crested web spider family, Illustration from 1890, Historical

Lycosa tarantula, Lycosa tarantula, syn.: Lycosa tarentula, a species of true web spider, illustration from 1880, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Light through a pinewood lamp in a farmhouse in the spinning room around 1800, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

First World War 1914-1918: Don't speak, the web is spun for you with invisible threads, stay out of it, help destroy it - spies are listening

Picture series Calendar 1, 1887, October, Le scorpion, Scorpion, Astronomy, Zodiac sign, Horoscope, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from ca 1900

Insects, crab spider, Thoisus viaticus, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Insects, Common diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Insects, pincer spider, Macracantha arcuata, Gasteracantha arcuata, web spider from the family of the true wheel web spiders, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Insects, Bird spider, mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi) Red-kneed bird spider, Bird spider species from the genus Brachypelma, Historical

Insects, european garden spider (Araneus diadematus) is the most common representative of the genus of cross spiders in Central Europe, Historical

Spinnerinnen in franzoesischen Kostuemen des 18. Jahrhunderts

An onager, a Roman torsion powered siege engine

Tailor, Workshop in a Tailor's Shop, 1880, France, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, Europe

Butterbur (Petasites hybridus), synonym: Petasites officinalis, also brook butterbur, red butterbur, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus), digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

The shepherd's purses (Capsella bursa-pastoris), also known as shepherd's purse, medicinal plant, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Sewing machine 1890: Wheeler & Wilson for tailors, by Bacle, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern

Single-frame steam hammer by Schneider & Co in Creusot, 19th century, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century pattern

Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), also chicory, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Little Brownelle, also known as common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris), digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown

Gewoehnliche Goldnessel galeobdolon, Syn. : (Galeobdolon luteum), auch Gold-Taubnessel (Lamium), digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19

Traveller's joy (Clematis vitalba), also known as Clematis or Clematis common, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact date of original not known

Common bulbous cumin, Bunium bulbocastanum, True Bulbous Cumin, also Common Earth Chestnut, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Common hound's tongue, Cynoglossum officinale, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Common beach rush, Bolboschoenus maritimus, also beach rush, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Plant and insect still life with tarantula, copper engraving by Justus Sadeler after Joris Hoefnagel, from Archetypa, 1614

Historical wood engraving, illustration from Meyers encyclopedia 4th edition 1889 and 1890, scabies mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) or grave mite or scabies mite, mites, parasite

Historical wood engraving, illustration from Meyers encyclopedia 4th edition 1889 and 1890, female tick, castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus) (old synonym: Ixodes reduvius)

Spinnende Frauen, 19. Jahrhundert

A witch puts a scorpion in a pot to make a potion, 1800, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original

Cross spider (Araneus) with web, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Adorably cute immature female Phidippus pius jumping spider on pink nylon with muted green background

macro of eyes spider

Cross Spider, historical illustration, Marie Adenfeller, Friedrich Werner, Illustrated Cooking and Housekeeping Book, Friedrichshagen 1899-1900, p. 481, fig. 610

Scorpion, Tejo National Park, Portugal (Buthus occitanus) (Euscorpius occitanus)

Pear-shaped puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme), spider, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe

Harvestman (Opiliones) on mushroom, bonnet (Mycena) Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Mushrooms on a tree with spider, spider AI

Orb-weaver spider (Araneidae), subtropical rain forest, Ihla Grande near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is a species of viper endemic to western Iran which was only described in 2006

The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is a species of viper endemic to western Iran which was described in 2006

The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is a species of viper endemic to western Iran which was described in 2006

The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is a species of viper endemic to western Iran which was described in 2006

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Exploring the World of Arachnids: From Tarantulas to Mites and Spiders" Witness the incredible sight of a Tarantula, known as the Bird-eating Spider, carefully carrying its precious egg cocoon back to its nest. Meet the Mexican White Knee Tarantula Spider (SPH 2362 Acanthoscurria genicutata), beautifully captured by Steve Hopkin in this mesmerizing photograph from ARDEA LONDON. Behold the Tarentula or Baboon Spider as it emerges from its moulting process, showcasing nature's fascinating transformation. Discover the Heteropoda venatoria, also known as huntsman spider, displaying its impressive hunting skills in pursuit of prey. Marvel at a close-up view of a majestic Tarantula Spider, revealing intricate details on its face that highlight their unique features and adaptations for survival. Delve into the microscopic world with an SEM image capturing a Mite feasting on cheese - an astonishing reminder of nature's diversity and complexity. Uncover another tiny yet formidable creature through an SEM image featuring a Sheep tick - showcasing their remarkable ability to adapt and thrive in various environments. Get up close and personal with another stunning shot capturing the captivating face of a Tarantula spider - truly demonstrating their beauty amidst their fearsome reputation. Encounter the Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) in all her yellow glory perched delicately on an Honesty flower in Bristol, UK - showcasing nature's vibrant palette at work. Explore beyond spiders as we delve into Sarcoptes scabiei, commonly known as scabies mite - reminding us that arachnids come in many forms and sizes. In this diverse collection of images and descriptions, we invite you to appreciate these extraordinary creatures that inhabit our world – from the large and intimidating Tarantulas to the microscopic yet equally fascinating mites.