The orb web spider (Metellina mengei) sits patiently waiting in the centre of its web for some prey to land in a Suffolk nature reserve

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

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