Golden in the Green. "Medusa Spider", Argiope appensa, in a Crown Flower jumble, Calotropis gigantea, Malimbu, Lombok, Indonesia
It's been rather stormy here on Lombok the last few days. High Seas and Strong Winds, and Swirling Sands and Falling Trees. Today the sun came out just as we were climbing Malimbu Cliff.
Of course Malimbu for the literati is of no comparison to Mount Parnassos where Argiope, the Naiad Nymph, is said to have passed her Spring Days! Still our scramble up was Crowned by this clump of Calotropis gigantea, a holy plant of Hindu Temples often going by the name of Crown Flower.
In the shadows gleamed forth our marvellous Argiope appensa. She'd just spun a silk net to snare the insects about to visit the not yet opened flower of Calotropis.
We bent a few branches away to get a more clear view and a nice photo.
At the top of the cliff we followed a narrow path steeply downwards again to a small secluded beach. The cave and little Hindu temple that I first saw years back, though now rather overgrown, is still there. A word of thanks for nature's diversity to whatever Deity or Deities reign this place was quite called for.
PS Please also see a small exchange at the bottom of the comment list; Bayucca thinks this may be Agriope modesta.
Golden in the Green. "Medusa Spider", Argiope appensa, in a Crown Flower jumble, Calotropis gigantea, Malimbu, Lombok, Indonesia
It's been rather stormy here on Lombok the last few days. High Seas and Strong Winds, and Swirling Sands and Falling Trees. Today the sun came out just as we were climbing Malimbu Cliff.
Of course Malimbu for the literati is of no comparison to Mount Parnassos where Argiope, the Naiad Nymph, is said to have passed her Spring Days! Still our scramble up was Crowned by this clump of Calotropis gigantea, a holy plant of Hindu Temples often going by the name of Crown Flower.
In the shadows gleamed forth our marvellous Argiope appensa. She'd just spun a silk net to snare the insects about to visit the not yet opened flower of Calotropis.
We bent a few branches away to get a more clear view and a nice photo.
At the top of the cliff we followed a narrow path steeply downwards again to a small secluded beach. The cave and little Hindu temple that I first saw years back, though now rather overgrown, is still there. A word of thanks for nature's diversity to whatever Deity or Deities reign this place was quite called for.
PS Please also see a small exchange at the bottom of the comment list; Bayucca thinks this may be Agriope modesta.