"spider behavior"

#13068767

7 December 2025

A juvenile abandoned-web orb-weaver spider (Parawixia dehaani), also known as a common garden spider, captures a black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in its web in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 7, 2025. The spider immobilises the insect with silk and saliva before retreating behind a dry leaf.

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#13068771

7 December 2025

A juvenile abandoned-web orb-weaver spider (Parawixia dehaani), also known as a common garden spider, captures a black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in its web in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 7, 2025. The spider immobilises the insect with silk and saliva before retreating behind a dry leaf.

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#13035914

29 November 2025

A one-legged female huntsman spider guards its egg sac inside a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 26, 2025.

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#13035916

29 November 2025

A one-legged female huntsman spider guards its egg sac inside a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 26, 2025.

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#13035918

29 November 2025

A one-legged female huntsman spider guards its egg sac inside a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 26, 2025.

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#13035920

29 November 2025

A one-legged female huntsman spider guards its egg sac inside a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 26, 2025.

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#13035922

29 November 2025

A one-legged female huntsman spider guards its egg sac inside a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 26, 2025.

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#12624570

8 August 2025

A jumping spider is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 10, 2025.

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#12624572

8 August 2025

A crane fly rests on a leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 9, 2025.

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#12622916

7 August 2025

An ant-mimicking sac spider of the Castianeira genus, belonging to the Corinnidae family, is seen on the ground, on August 3, 2025 in Tehatta, India

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#12622919

7 August 2025

An ant-mimicking sac spider of the Castianeira genus, belonging to the Corinnidae family, is seen on the ground, on August 3, 2025 in Tehatta, India

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#12622921

7 August 2025

An ant-mimicking sac spider of the Castianeira genus, belonging to the Corinnidae family, is seen on the ground, on August 3, 2025 in Tehatta, India

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#12622928

7 August 2025

An ant-mimicking sac spider of the Castianeira genus, belonging to the Corinnidae family, is seen on the ground, on August 3, 2025 in Tehatta, India

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#12618858

5 August 2025

A female black ant-mimicking jumper spider (Toxeus magnus) crawls on a lime leaf in a forest, on August 2, 2025 in Tehatta, India

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#12618860

5 August 2025

A female black ant-mimicking jumper spider (Toxeus magnus) crawls on a lime leaf in a forest, on August 2, 2025 in Tehatta, India

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#12584402

25 July 2025

A large orb-weaving spider, Argiope aetherea, is seen on its web in a forest near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 25, 2025. The species, part of the Araneidae family, uses silk threads with glue droplets to trap prey. The spider injects venom to paralyze its catch, which may help preserve it for later consumption.

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