A male garden spider (Araneus diadematus) holds precariously onto the end of a leaf whilst wrapping its newly caught weevil in silk

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Size: 5121px × 3414px
Location: Lakenheath Fen, Suffolk, UK
Photo credit: © Claire Haskins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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