Some gorgeous spiders, coming right up…
Peacock Spider (Maratus volans), male displaying, family Salticidae, Australia
photographs by Jurgen Otto
Purple Gold Jumping Spider (Irura bidenticulata), males, family Salticidae, found in SE Asia
photographs by Inglourious Reptiles
Brazilian Jewel Tarantula (Typhochlaena seladonia), family Theraphosidae, endemic to Brazil
- Small tarantula.
- Arboreal.
- Constructs trap door webs in tree bark.
photograph by Gage Smith
Pink Ladybeetle Spider (Paraplectana thorntoni), family Aranaeidae, southern Cameroon
photograph by Franklin Cyrille Medjo Akono
Longhorn Spiny Orbweaver (Macracantha arcuata), family Araneidae, Singapore
photograph by Janice Ang
Red-and-blue Long-jawed Orb-weaver (Leucauge sarawakensis), family Tetragnathidae, Sarawak, Borneo
photograph by cclborneo
Metallic Spiny Spider (Gasteracantha metallica), female, family Araneidae, Solomon Islands
photograph by Piotr Naskrecki
Ladybird Spider (Eresus sandaliatus), male, family Eresidae, Denmark
- Male ladybird spiders mimic ladybird beetles (ladybugs), while the larger females do not.
photograph by N Sloth
Eight-spotted Crab Spider (Platythomisus octomaculatus), female, family Thomisidae, Singapore
photograph by Janice Ang
Decorated Burrowing Spider (Psammorygma aculeatum), family Zodariidae, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
photograph by Charles J. Sharp
