Dominating this picture, a giant orb-weaving spider, (Mongolarachne jurassica) having spun a web amongst the Ginko baiera twigs, has just caught a giant cicada (Palaeontinodes reshuitangensis).

Other introduced spiders like the orb weaver and her giant web are far more likely to be the spiders you see. The most common and infamous — cane spiders, garden spiders, spiny backed orb ...