Female house spider (Tegenaria domestica). Close-up of a female house spider checking its web for prey, showing its multiple eyes (black dots, centre)

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Female house spider (Tegenaria domestica). Close-up of a female house spider checking its web for prey, showing its multiple eyes (black dots, centre) and large mouthparts (lower centre). Photographed in Somerset, UK, in March.

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Photo credit: © HEATH MCDONALD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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