Spider and web 01

For a slideshow of the "Arachnids: Spiders and Silk" collection, see:

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This collection celebrates the extraordinary world of spiders and their webs, captured undisturbed in their natural environment. Spiders produce silk—a substance five times stronger than steel—from four specialized glands in their bodies, yet humans have never replicated its perfection. Each photograph and animation honors these intricate architects: from dew-kissed ground webs to the rare 'basket webs' of tropical regions, and the hidden knots tying their silken traps together.

Though some species demand caution, these images invite you to admire spiders not as pests, but as unparalleled engineers of nature. All work is ethically photographed without interference to the spider or its web."*