Close-up pictures of endangered spiders
Published 6 Sept 2019, 13:07 BST, Updated 13 Sept 2019, 11:54 BST
A burgundy goliath bird eater (Theraphosa stirmi) photographed at Virginia Zoo in Norfolk.
Photograph by Joël Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
A juvenile Antilles pinktoe tarantula (Avicularia versicolor) photographed at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska.
Photograph by Joël Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
The legs of an orange baboon tarantula (Pterinochilus murinus) photographed at Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Photograph by Joël Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
A Costa Rican zebra tarantula (Aphonopelma seemanni) photographed at Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Photograph by Joël Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
A Costa Rican zebra tarantula (Aphonopelma seemanni) photographed at Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Photography by Joël Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
A Peruvian blonde tarantula (Lasiodorides polycuspulatus) photographed at Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Photograph by Joël Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
A Gooty sapphire ornamental tree spider (Poecilotheria metallica) photographed at Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.
Photograph by Joël Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
A Trinidad chevron tarantula (Psalmopoeus cambridgei) photographed at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo iand Aquarium in Nebraska.
Photograph by Joël Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark