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Photos of an arachnophobe in love with spiders… why keep it simple? Spiders are fascinating for their diversity of species and behaviors and the incredible adaptability they’ve shown over millions of years.
An Argiope bruennichi, wasp spider, with a prey. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2025
Two Argiope bruennichi before mating tentative, the male is on the bottom. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2025
An Aculepeira ceropegia has caught a butterfly parasited by a red mite. The spider missed two legs. Bern, Switzerland, Summer 2022
A Xysticus with a scar, probably a problem during its last moult. Fribourg, Switzerland, Spring 2022
An araneus diadematus hunting on ears. Fribourg, Switzerland, Summer 2022
A massive Xysticus sp. with a large bee for the lunch. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2022
A Philodromidae portrait. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2022
An impressive Nuctunea umbratica emerging from her lair, like Shelob in the Lands of Mordor. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2022
A salticidae hiding under a leaf. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
A Synema globusum on a purple flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2024
An Argiope bruennichi on her web at dawn. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
An aculepeira ceropegia hanging on its web. Saas Grund, Switzerland, Summer 2022
A Misumena vatia hunting. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
A Diaea dorsata on a leaf when the rain started. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
An Opiliones behind some leaves. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
A poor philodromidae drifting on the water surface. I brought it to the lakeshore with a stick short after. Allviken, Sweden, Autumn 2024
A Cyclosa sp. waiting a prey on her spider web. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
A cheiracanthium punctorium ready to defend herself. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
A Pisaura mirabilis hunting. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2022
A mating scene of two Argiope bruennichi, with the male visible blurred on the right. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
Two Argiope bruennichi mating, the male, much smaller, is on the right. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
A lycosidae wandering in the woodlands. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2022
Argiope bruennichi with a prey. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
A swollen gravid Misumena vatia with a prey. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
A juvenile Misumena vatia on a poppy flower, not happy to see me. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2024
Agalenatea redii portrait. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2022
An unknown spider lurking in the dark. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2022
A Misumena vatia on a flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2022
A Misumena vatia on a flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
Diaea dorsata hiding under a flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Autumn 2023
A Diaea dorsata on a flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Autumn 2023
A large Argiope bruennichi on her web, covered in dew. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
An Aculepeira ceropegia on wheat stems. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
An Aculepeira ceropegia with a large prey. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
A Tetragnatha sp. hanging on its web. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
A Misumena vatia trying to impress me, it actually worked. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
A Salticidae hunting. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2024
A creepy male Metellina sp. hanging on a leaf in the swedish woodlands. Tivedens National Park, Sweden, Autumn 2024
A Metellina sp. on a twig. Vaud, Switzerland, Autumn 2021
Two Agalenatea redii, the male is on the right. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2022
An Heliophanus hunting. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
An evarcha arcuata portrait. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2021
A juvenile Aculepeira ceropegia. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2022
An Agalenatea redii on a flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
A juvenile Aculepeira ceropegia. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
A Pisaura mirabilis hunting. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
Two agalenatea redii before mating, the male is on the right. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
Two Agalenatea redii before mating, hiding from the harsh wind, the male is on the left. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
A Xysticus sp. hunting. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
An Agalenatea redii on a flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
A Pisaura mirabilis carrying her eggs. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
A Pisaura mirabilis on stems carrying her eggs. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
An Araneus quadratus hiding. Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Summer 2023
A Philodromidae sp. on a dandelion. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
A Diaea dorsata in the middle of the winter. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2024
An Argiope bruennichi on her web. Vaud, Switzerland, Autumn 2023
A Mangora acalypha on her web. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
A young Agalenatea redii camouflaging on a dry wild carrot flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2024
A female misumena vatia hunting in a blue flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2022
An Agalenatea redii on a plant. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2024
A juvenile Aculepeira ceropegia. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2024
An Agalenatea redii camouflaged as a flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
A Xysticus sp. on a dry plant. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2024
An Agalenatea redii in a dry wild carrot flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2024
An Agalenatea redii portrait. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2024
A salticus scenicus in the moss. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2022
An Agalenatea redii on a plant. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2023
A male Agalenatea redii hiding on a dry wild carrot flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2024
An Agalenatea redii hiding in a dry wild carrot flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2024
A beefy Xysticus sp. at hunt. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2024
A gravid Agalenatea redii hanging with a prey. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
An Araneus diadematus hiding from the heat. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2025
A small Lycosidae sp. hunting. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2024
Female misumena vatia caught a prey, perfectly camouflaged on a yellow dandelion. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2023
A Larinioides cornutus posing on a dry flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2024
A big Nuctunea umbratica with a prey. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2024
A Salticidae portrait. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2024
A portrait of a Misumena vatia. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2024
A close-up portrait of a Misumena vatia. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2024
An Argiope bruennichi on her web. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2024
A juvenile Araniella cucurbitina hanging on its web. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
An Agalenatea redii hiding in a dry wild carrot flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
An Agalenatea redii on a flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
A Metellina sp. on a plant. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2024
A Misumena vatia hiding in the old man's beard (clematis vitalba). Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2024
An Agalenatea redii on an ear. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
An agalenatea redii after the rain. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2024
An agalenatea redii disguised as a flower. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2024
A Xysticus sp. hiding under a leaf. jura, Switzerland, Spring 2024
A Xysticus sp. standing on a dry plant. Or seated on the Iron Throne. Vaud, Switzerland, Winter 2024
A Misumena vatia on leaves. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
A Mangora acalypha hanging on her web. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2025
A Misumena vatia hunting. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2025
A gravid Argiope bruennichi on her web at the end of the summer. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2025
An Araneus quadratus on her web. Vaud, Switzerland, Summer 2025
A Tetragnatha sp. on her web, and one of my first "macro" photo. Vaud, Switzerland, Spring 2019
An unknown spider wandering in the woodlands. Vaud, Switzerland, Autumn 2022