Caption

Young oak leaf wheel spiders (Aculepeira ceropegia) begin to leave their cocoon after hatching, Valais, Switzerland

Date

Aug 08, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Guenter Fischer

Reference

BRK26A74_199

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

46.2Mb (3.1Mb) / 16.4in x 10.9in / 4928 x 3280 (300dpi)

Keywords

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