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"Sea-spider (Pycnogonum littorale), from the dorsal surface." -Thomson, 1916

Sea Spider

"Sea-spider (Pycnogonum littorale), from the dorsal surface." -Thomson, 1916

"Male of Nymphon. PR., Proboscis; CH., chelophores; P., pedipalps; E., eggs carried on ovigerous legs; A., rudimentary abdomen." -Thomson, 1916

Nymphon Sea Spider

"Male of Nymphon. PR., Proboscis; CH., chelophores; P., pedipalps; E., eggs carried on ovigerous legs;…

"Web of Epeira strix, an Orb-weaving Spider." -Galloway, 1915

Spider Web

"Web of Epeira strix, an Orb-weaving Spider." -Galloway, 1915

A decorative divider with birds, plants, and spiders.

Nature Divider

A decorative divider with birds, plants, and spiders.

Of the spiderwort family (Tradescantia), clockwise from top: T. bracteata, T. pilosa, T. montana, T. brevicaulis, T. occidentalis, T. reflexa.

Spiderwort

Of the spiderwort family (Tradescantia), clockwise from top: T. bracteata, T. pilosa, T. montana, T.…

A magnified image of a spider.

Spider

A magnified image of a spider.

"Among some Crustaceans there is neither thorax, nor abdomen, nor head, but all three form only one mass, often short and squat, as in the Four-horned Spider-crab."

Pisa Tetraodon

"Among some Crustaceans there is neither thorax, nor abdomen, nor head, but all three form only one…

"The larva makes a small tunnel in the sand, having a conical mouth, where it waits, like the spider, immovable. As soon as an insect falls into the hole, it raises its head, and squeezing its prey in the folds of its body, devours it."

Vermilea de Geeri

"The larva makes a small tunnel in the sand, having a conical mouth, where it waits, like the spider,…

"One of the two principal types [of water bugs] is called the Oval-bodied Water-scorpion, or Water-spider."

Nepa Cinerea

"One of the two principal types [of water bugs] is called the Oval-bodied Water-scorpion, or Water-spider."

The garden spider is a very common orb-weaver that creates spiral webs in gardens, fields, and forests.

Garden Spider

The garden spider is a very common orb-weaver that creates spiral webs in gardens, fields, and forests.

A spider with a fly caught in its web.

Spiderweb

A spider with a fly caught in its web.

The scorpion shell (Pteroceras lambis) is a large sea snail in the Strombidae family of conchs.

Scorpion Conch

The scorpion shell (Pteroceras lambis) is a large sea snail in the Strombidae family of conchs.

A girl amazed by the sight of a bicycle made out of a snake and spider-webs.

Snake Bike

A girl amazed by the sight of a bicycle made out of a snake and spider-webs.

The Golden Silk Spider (Nephila clavipes) is an arachnid species in which the female (above) is much larger than the male (below).

Golden Silk Spider

The Golden Silk Spider (Nephila clavipes) is an arachnid species in which the female (above) is much…

The cotton rust mite (Tetranychus gloveri) is a spider mite known for causing damage to cotton leaves.

Cotton Rust Mite

The cotton rust mite (Tetranychus gloveri) is a spider mite known for causing damage to cotton leaves.

An illustration of Humber's "spider" bicycle.

Humber's "Spider" Bicycle

An illustration of Humber's "spider" bicycle.

The Southern Muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is a wooly spider monkey in the Atelidae family of New World monkeys.

Southern Muriqui

The Southern Muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is a wooly spider monkey in the Atelidae family of New…

The Tarantula Wolf Spider (Lycosa tarantula) is an arachnid in the Lycosidae family of wolf spiders. f, falces.

Tarantula Wolf Spider

The Tarantula Wolf Spider (Lycosa tarantula) is an arachnid in the Lycosidae family of wolf spiders.…

An illustration of small fairies surrounding a spider.

Fairies

An illustration of small fairies surrounding a spider.

An illustration of a small and large spider.

Spiders

An illustration of a small and large spider.

"Cats purr, dogs bark, cocks crow, a cow lows, a donkey brays, an eagle screams, parrots talk, spiders tick, mankind laugh and cry." -Trowbridge, 1866

Animal Rebus

"Cats purr, dogs bark, cocks crow, a cow lows, a donkey brays, an eagle screams, parrots talk, spiders…

During the New York Election of 1879, John Kelly as the spider of the Tammany web. "'Come into my parlor,' said the 'Boss' spider to the New York fly."

Kelly and Tammany in 1879 Election

During the New York Election of 1879, John Kelly as the spider of the Tammany web. "'Come into my parlor,'…

Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing chelicerate arthropods. Trapdoor spiders, of family Ctenizidae, are medium-sized mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation and silk. The Trapdoor Spider is difficult to see when it is closed because the plant and soil materials effectively camouflage it. The trapdoor is hinged on one side with silk. The spiders, which are usually nocturnal, typically wait for prey while holding onto the underside of the door with the claws on their tarsi. Prey is captured when insects, other arthropods, or small vertebrates venture too close to the half-open trapdoor at night. The spider detects the prey by vibrations and when it comes close enough, the spider leaps out of its burrow and captures it.

Trapdoor Spider

Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing chelicerate arthropods. Trapdoor spiders, of family Ctenizidae,…

The Spider-Net Grevillea is a small shrub in the Proteaceae. "Flowering Branch of Grevillea Thelemanniana." -Whitney, 1911

Spider-Net Grevillea

The Spider-Net Grevillea is a small shrub in the Proteaceae. "Flowering Branch of Grevillea Thelemanniana."…

Maja squinado (the European spider crab, spiny spider crab or spinous spider crab) is a species of migratory crab found in the north-east Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. It feeds on a great variety of organisms, with seaweeds and molluscs dominating in winter, and echinoderms such as sea urchins and sea cucumbers in summer. Females can produce up to 4 broods per year. Migrations generally take place in autumn, with some crabs covering over 100 miles (160 km) in eight months.

European Spider Crab

Maja squinado (the European spider crab, spiny spider crab or spinous spider crab) is a species of migratory…

Many decorating techniques used today do not require elaborate cookie cutters. The simplest of shapes can be quite versatile in serving various themes. For example, a star-shaped cutter can be used for Christmas, 4th of July, and messages of congratulations. A circle can be decorated as a sun, ball, flower, spider web, or smiley face. This cutter is in the shape of a four leaf clover.

Cookie Mold Cutter

Many decorating techniques used today do not require elaborate cookie cutters. The simplest of shapes…

Many decorating techniques used today do not require elaborate cookie cutters. The simplest of shapes can be quite versatile in serving various themes. For example, a star-shaped cutter can be used for Christmas, 4th of July, and messages of congratulations. A circle can be decorated as a sun, ball, flower, spider web, or smiley face. This cutter is in the shape of a star.

Star Shaped Cookie Cutter

Many decorating techniques used today do not require elaborate cookie cutters. The simplest of shapes…

"The micrometer box, and of course with it the whole system of spider webs, is moved by the screw s, whilst the measuring web is independently moved by the screw S." —Encyclopaedia Brittannica, 1910

Repsolds Micrometer Box for Telescope Cape Observatory

"The micrometer box, and of course with it the whole system of spider webs, is moved by the screw s,…

"Sir David Gill devised a measuring machine which combines the rapidity of the glass—scale micrometer with the accuracy of the spider—line micrometer and simplifies the reductions of the observations at the same time." —Encyclopaedia Brittannica, 1910

Gill's Measuring Machine for Micrometer

"Sir David Gill devised a measuring machine which combines the rapidity of the glass—scale micrometer…

"Repsolds' more recent form of the spider—line micrometer (since 1893) for large telescope. Quick motion in Position—angle for rough setting or for the measurement of close double stars is given by the large ring R." —Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910

Repsolds Spider Line Micrometer for Quick Position Angle Motion

"Repsolds' more recent form of the spider—line micrometer (since 1893) for large telescope. Quick…

"In the other forms the number (vertebrae) varies between twenty and thirty three, the latter being spider monkeys. The proportion in the spider monkeys of the genus Ateles, almost three to one; in the other longest—tailed genera it is rarely so large as two to one." —Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910

Side View of Skeleton of South American Spider Monkey

"In the other forms the number (vertebrae) varies between twenty and thirty three, the latter being…

The common name of cleome spinosa is giant spider plant. The plant is clammy, strong scented, and grows three to four feet tall. The plant is found from North Carolina to Louisiana.

Cleome Spinosa

The common name of cleome spinosa is giant spider plant. The plant is clammy, strong scented, and grows…

The common name of cleome spinosa is giant spider plant. The flowers have four petals. The flowers are rose-purple varying to white.

Cleome Spinosa

The common name of cleome spinosa is giant spider plant. The flowers have four petals. The flowers are…

<p>A full frame border of a spider and her web. Suitable for Halloween and other spooky occasions.</p> <p>Illustrated by James Basom Seaman II</p>

Spider Web Border

A full frame border of a spider and her web. Suitable for Halloween and other spooky occasions. Illustrated…

<i>Chalybion caeruleum</i>. "A family of fossorial hymenopters, or digger wasps. The prothorax is narrowed anteriorly, and forms a sort of neck; the basal segment of the abdomen is narrowed into a long, smooth, round petiole; and the head and thorax are usually clothed with a long, thin pubescence. These wasps usually burrow into sand-banks, and provision their cells with caterpillars and spiders." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Spider Huntress Wasp

Chalybion caeruleum. "A family of fossorial hymenopters, or digger wasps. The prothorax is narrowed…

<i>Latrodectus mactans</i>. Spiders are "dimerosomatous - that is, have the body divided into two principal regions, the cephalothorax, or head and chest together, and the abdomen, which is generally tumid or globose...In those species which are poisonous the falces are traversed by the duct of a venom-gland." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Female Black Widow Spider with a View of the Under Side of the Abdomen

Latrodectus mactans. Spiders are "dimerosomatous - that is, have the body divided into two principal…

<i>Arachnothera magna</i>. Also called a spider-catcher, the Streaked Spiderhunter is "a bird that catches spiders...They are small creeper-like birds with long bills, and belong to the family <i>Nectariniidae</i>." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>A bird with a long, pointed, thin beak, sitting on a branch.

Streaked Spiderhunter

Arachnothera magna. Also called a spider-catcher, the Streaked Spiderhunter is "a bird that catches…

<i>Inachus dorsettensis</i>. "A spider-like crab, or sea-spider, with long slender legs and comparatively small triangular body. The name is given to many such crabs, of different families, but especially to the maioids, or crabs of the family <i>Maiidae</i>..." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>Illustration of a male Scorpion Spider Crab.

Scorpion Spider Crab

Inachus dorsettensis. "A spider-like crab, or sea-spider, with long slender legs and comparatively small…