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Heteropoda venatoria, huntsman spiderThis a large brown spider with a flattened body structure and a leg span of between 7 and 12 cm. These spiders hunt at night, and mainly prey upon cockroaches
Sarcoptes scabiei, scabies miteScanning electron microscope image of an itch or scabies mite, a parasite that infests a wide variety of mammalian hosts including humans
Thespesia populnea, portia treeFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Oligonychus ununguis, red spider miteRed spider mites are arachnids with four pairs of legs and no antennae. They are a plant-sucking pest mainly active in the hot summer weather
Arachnida spiders: Protocepheus hericius 1, Cepheus latus 2, Cepheus cepheiformis 3, Tereticepheus palmicinctum 4, Phrynichus reniformis 5, Gnolus cordiformis 6, spinybacked orbed weaver
Pepsis heros, tarantula hawk waspThe tarantula hawk wasp has a wingspan of 11cm, and a body length up to 7cm. As their name suggests, they feed on tarantual spiders
Dermatophagoides sp. dust miteScanning electron microscope image of a dust mite. Dust mites are secondary to pollen as a cause for allergies and they live in bedding, soft furniture and carpets
Sarcoptes scabiei, scabies miteScanning electron microscope image of an itch or scabies mite, a parasite that infests a wide variety of mammalian hosts including man
Macrocheira kaempferi, giant Japanese giant spider crabSpecimen of the giant Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi). This bottom-feeding, deep-sea crustacean is the largest crab in the world reaching a leg span of almost 4m
Dermatophagoides pteronyssius, dust miteScanning electron microscope image showing a dust mite (x 250 on standard 9cm wide print). This image has been artificially coloured by a computer
Spiders, insects and hummingbird on guava treeHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Macrocheira kaempferi, Japanese spider crabSpecimen of the largest crab alive. When fully grown its legs can span amost 4m. It lives at the bottom of the Pacific around Japan
Phormictopus cancerides, Haitian brown tarantulaThe Haitian brown tarantula (Phormictopus cancerides) is an aggressive bird-eating tarantula. Specimen derives from the Republic of Haiti in the Caribbean
Ornithodoros parkeri, tickVentral views of male and female of this soft tick (Ornithodoros parkeri) from the family Argasidae
Tyrophagus casei, cheese miteScanning electron microscope image of a cheese mite (x 170). These creatures are generally considered to be a pest, however they are added to Altenburger cheese to give it flavour
Dysdera crocata, woodlouse spiderThis spider tends to live underneath stones and logs with its main prey being woodlice
Theraphosa leblondi, goliath tarantulaThis spider, from the northern Amazonia, has a leg-span of 250mm
Dermanyssus gallinae, red or poultry miteScanning electron microscope image of the red or poutry mite. Adults appear red when engorged with blood, but otherwise are black, grey or white. Females are about 1mm long
Phthiracarus sp. box mite or armadillo miteScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a box mite, showing how the body has fused into one single segment
TarantulaWatercolour by J Hayes from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820 Date: circa 1820
Spider-hunting waspA spider-hunting wasp wedging her prey between grass blades before making a burrow
Schizomid in amberSchizomid meaning split or cleaved middle. Seen here in Dominican amber, originating from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old
Sicilian amber containing two spiders which date from the Oligocene period about 30 million years old. Fig. 36 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Dermacentor andersoni, Rocky Mountain wood tickThis armoured tick species, the Rocky mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) is capable of causing paralysis
Ventral surface of a mite from the prostigmatic speciesScanning electron microscope image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London
Siler semiglaucus, jumping spiderA close-up head-on view of the four eyes and fangs of the jumping spider (Siler semiglaucus) from Sri Lanka
Nephilengys malabarensis, orb-web spiderA tropical orb-weaving spider (Nephilengys malabarensis) on its web, photographed in Sri Lanka
Ixodes ricinus, sheep tickClose-up of a pair ofsheep ticks (Ixodes ricinus) on a black background. Ticks are blood-sucking parasites which feed on the blood of their host
Hyas araneus, great spider crabPlate 112 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Brachyteles sp. woolly spider monkeyBrachyteles frontatus. Hand coloured lithograph from a drawing by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-1889)
Various beetles and arachnidsDrawer of a selection of various entomological specimens from the Sloane Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Scorpion tail in Burmese amber dating from the Upper Cretaceous about 80 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 100
Mite in amber
Ornithodoros moubata, tickThis species of tick (Ornithodoros moubata) specifically carries the virus of African swine fever
Epocilla aurantiaca, jumping spiderThis species of jumping spider (Epocilla aurantiaca) was photographed in Sri Lanka
Lasia sp. small-headed flyAcrocerid fly (small-headed fly) from Mexico, flies of this genus are parasitoids of tarantulas. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Scorpio orientalis, scorpionSuppl. Tab LXV from Insecten-Belustigung 1746-61 Volume 3, by August Johann R von Rosenhof (1705-1759)
Dolomedes fimbriatus, great raft spider modelA large scale model of a great raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus), a semi aquatic spider native to Britain held within the Natural History Museum, London
Bryobia praetiosa, clover mite modelA large scale model of the clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa), a common mite found in grassland, native to Britain. Held within the Natural History Museum, London
Lambis lambis, common spider conchA pair of common spider conch (Lambis lambis). This heavilly ornamented gastropod, has large shell projections, it originates from the Western Indo-Pacific
Bartholina burmanniana, spider orchidLithograph by Gebhart from an original pencil drawing by Franz Bauer, published in Iconographia generum plantarum (1838) by Stephan Endlicher
Salticus senecus, zebra jumping spiderScanning electron microscope image of a zebra jumping spider from the UK (x 35). Note the two large eyes that give them excellent binoular vision. Coloured artificially on computer
Odontodactylus scyallarus, mantis shrimp
Lambris chiragra, spider conchWatercolour of a spider conch by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Misumena vatia, flower spiderFemale flower spiders can adapt their colour to match the flowers they hide on in order to ambush their prey
Amblyomma sp. hard backed tickScanning electron microscope view of a hard backed tick from the family Ixodidae. Coloured artificially on computer