Pictures of arachnids [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Tarantula (Guatemala) Multi-colored spider (Malaysia) Long-legged spider (Costa Rica) Giant black and red jungle tarantula Tiny magenta-colored spider (Kenya) Brown spider Red orb spider feeding (Costa Rica) Red harvestman Thin spider in the Amazon Orange spider Fishing spider Nephila spider (Thailand) Fishing spider (Costa Rica) Thorn spider (Laos) Reddish spider (Malaysia) Spider-like harvestman Giant black and red tarantula in the Amazon rainforest Red-headed spider with yellow and black markings (Suriname) White spider on an unusual web (Malaysia) Stick insect silhouetted on a leaf Reddish spider (Malaysia) Multicolored spider (Costa Rica) Tarantula (Guatemala) Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Suriname) Colorful spider on a yellow egg sac (Costa Rica) Orange harvestman Orange, white, black and yellow orb spider Orange spider Orange and black harvestman Red daddylonglegs with black legs Amazon spider Scorpion-spider (Amblipigy order) (Belize) Orb spider Orange spider Scorpion eating a katydid Orange knee tarantula (Bracypelma smithi) Tunnel spider (Brazil) Unknown spider (Thailand) Fishing spider in Colombia Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica) Metallic spider (Malaysia) Brown spider Tarantula (Guatemala) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Tail-less whip scorpion (Costa Rica) Spider (Indonesia) Thorn spider (Laos) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Multi-colored spider (Malaysia) Golden Orb Weaver Spider (female) (Costa Rica) Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica) Orange spider Whip scorpion Scorpion (Manambolo) Metallic spider (Malaysia) Giant scorpion next to a man's sandal for flipflop for scale Green spider eating a butterfly Black spider with turquoise spots (Brazil) Giant bird-eating tarantula (Theraphosa blondi) Spider Spider eating a black damselfly Nephila spider (Thailand) Sumatran jumping spider with blue and yellow markings (Indonesia) Hundreds of tiny spiders Spider Orb spider with its legs tucked in Orb spider Spider Turquoise and black jumping spider Orb spider eating a grasshopper (Costa Rica) Nephila orb spider in Panama (pan02-1652) Black scorpion with maroon pinchers (Brazil) Orange, yellow, green, and black orb spider Red orb spider feeding (Costa Rica) Orb spider eating a dragonfly (Indonesia) Spider-like harvestman Red-headed spider with yellow and black markings (Suriname) Yellow and red thorn spider (Belize) Orb spider with its legs tucked in Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica) Orange; brown; and gray spider (pan02-1648) Pinktoed tarantula (Avicularia avicularia) Fat black scorpion (Isalo) Nephila spider in the Colombia Andes Nephila spider (Thailand) Giant Pink-toed tarantula (Avicularia avicularia) Spider (Suriname) arachnids: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6