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Orb-web Spider (Areneus species) being approached by a mosquito.  Australia Jumping Spider (Phidippus clarus) pouncing on a hoverfly. Meadow Spider (Pardosa amentata) female carrying her offspring.  Europe Tiger-rump Doppelganger (Cyclosternum fasciata) emerging from a tree hole.  Central America Jumping Spider (Marpissa mucosa) female leaping from a rowan bud,  Three images at 15 millisecond intervals. Harvestman (unidentified). Red-back Spider (Latrodectus hasselti).  Australia Water Spider (Argyroneta aquatica) feeding on dragonfly nymph.  Europe Mexican Blond Tarantula (Aphonopelma chalcodes).  Central America Spiked spider (Gasteracantha sp) eating its web as it winds it in.  East Africa Jumping Spider (Marpissa mucosa) female showing forward-facing eyes.  Europe Unfinished orb web with dew.  Finland Garden Spider in dewy web.  Finland Dew-covered spider's web. False Scorpion (Lamprochernes nodosus). False Scorpion (Chelifer cancroides). European Lobster (Homarus vulgaris). Sand crab (Ocypode species) at the mouth of its burrow.  East Africa Fiddler Crab (Uca tangeri) male using its enlarged claw for territorial display.  Eastern Atlantic Sand Crab (Ocypode species) excavating its burrow.  Kenya Pea Crab (Pinnotheres pisum) female inside the shell of a mussel.  Argyll, Scotland. Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) first stage larva. Common Prawn (Leander serratus) female with eggs. Common Prawn (Leander serratus) nauplius larva. Water Flea (Daphnia) in a water drop held by a grass head. Water Flea (Daphnia magna). Water Fleas (Daphnia magna). Brine Shrimp (Artemia salina) adult male showing claspers. Marine planktonic copepod (Calanus). Freshwater copepod (Cyclops) female with eggs. Tadpole Shrimp (Triops longicaudatus) immature. Tadpole Shrimps or Apus (Triops longicaudatus). White-lipped Snail (Cepaea hortensis). Great Grey Slug (Limax maximus) hatchling.  Europe Octopus (Octopus macropus). Octopus (Octopus macropus). Caribbean Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea). Chambered or Pearly Nautilus (Nautilus pompilio) shells.  Indo-Pacific Ammonite. Shell Beach. A beach made entirely from Cardiid Cockle (Fragum eragatum) shells.  Western Australia Freshwater Isopod or Slater (Asellus species). Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare).  Britain & Europe Giant millipede (unidentified).  Kenya, Africa. Giant Pill Millipede on hand.  Borneo Giant Pill Millipede on hand.  Borneo Giant Pill Millipede on hand.  Borneo Sand dollar shell, back-lit.  Pacific coast, N. America Detail of sand dollar shell.  Pacific coast, N. America Sand dollar on sand.  Vancouver Island, Canada Bloody Henry Starfish (Henricia sanguinolenta).  West Indies Ocher Starfish (Pisaster ochraceus).  Pacific coast, N. America Featherduster worm (unidentified). Tropical seas. Horse Leeches (Haemopis sanguisuga) attached to glass by their suckers. Horse Leeches (Haemopis sanguisuga) attached to glass by their suckers. Brown Leech, after sucking human blood.  Borneo Tiger Leech on human hand.  Borneo Tiger Leech on a leaf.  Borneo Roundworms (Toxocara canis) from the gut of a dog. Venus' Flower-basket Sponge (Euplectella aspergillum) skeleton. Common Hydra (Hydra vulgaris) showing bud starting to grow. Protozoan Stentor floating colony of two species. Volvox colonies photographed at 15x magnification. Volvox colonies photographed at 40x magnification. Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) eggs with developing larvae.  Atlantic Marine polychaete worm (Nerilla).  North Atlantic coasts Free-swimming marine bristle worm (Polychaeta).  North Atlantic Pattern of sectioned ammonite.