male Cross Spider courting female Araneus diadematus sitting in her net the male risking to be eaten

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Schongau, Alps, Bavaria, Germany
Photo credit: © Christa Knijff / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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