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The web can run from the top of a tree 6m high and up to 2m wide. Unlike other spider webs, the Golden Orb Web Spider's web is not dismantled often and can last several years.
Designed to catch large flying insects, the web is slightly angled. It is not a perfect wheel and is usually off-centre. To make its web, the spider releases a thin thread into the wind. When it catches on something, the spider walks along it trailing a stronger non-sticky thread. It repeats the process in the centre of the line to form a strong Y-frame. Around this, it spins the rest of the web out of sticky capture silk.
The silk is so strong that it can trap small birds, which the spider doesn't eat. These trapped creatures often destroy the web by thrashing around. To avoid such damage, the spider often leaves a line of insect husks on its web (like the safety strip across glass doors!); or builds smaller barrier webs around the main web.
The male is many times smaller than the female, some are 1,000 smaller! There are suggestions that it is not a case of the males being dwarves, but the females being giants! The male is so tiny that he can live on the female's web, stealing her food, often without her even noticing him. She may not even notice that he has crept up and inseminated her! Nevertheless, just to be sure, he usually does the deed when she is feeding. In some, mating can take up to 15 hours! The female lives only slightly longer than the male.
Spider from Spider Pavilion Natural History Museum. Los Angeles. California.
This photo of Dirk Braeckman can be seen at his exhibition in The Hague. More information will follow.
Having avoided the ice cave trips for the past seven years - due to price and crowds - I decided to visit one on this trip, since there were very few other tourists around (and the ISK currency was a bit weaker). I was in a small group - guide, Icelandic couple from Reykjavík and Belgian woman working in Höfn. We walked across the top of the glacier with crampons first, before descending to the edge and entering this cave. There were a couple of other groups there too, which at least gave some scale, although I would've preferred one person, not moving around, for that! The guide told me that on a busy winter's day they can have 35-40 groups there (wow!) - so a few hundred people, queueing up to get in the caves...
This ice cave is found under the Breiðmerkurjökull glacier that feeds the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon with large icebergs, which then get smashed up in the tides and wash up on my favourite beach.
CSX Q369 with everything but a CSX unit heads west through Kent, Ohio, on May 8, 2018, narrowly avoiding a poorly timed cloud.
A leaf which has seen Better Days, on a walkway in Hermann Park, The shadow is a selfie, which normally I would avoid, but I really needed to catch this in a few seconds, on the run at the end of a beautiful day. In fact on one of my Better Days!
Yet another instance of a Barnett Newman Zip coupled with botanical jetsam &/or a topological equivalent of a disc—probably not the first reading that popped into your mind.
For #BetterDays #FlickrFriday and also “Signs of the Season” for the Flickr Lounge. Unaccountably refused to upload—even after export to jpg—so I’m posting a screen dump instead with time and location corrected to the original. The geotag shifted by a few meters in the process.
Happy Flickr Friday!
"Surrealism is based on the belief in the omnipotence of dreams, in the undirected play of thought." Andre Breton.
Waiting behind that little cavity was a different place. Lying in the boat in order to avoid being hit by the rocks, in the brave hands of one of those Caprese boatmen who have made this dream corner his workplace. Knowing where we were going it didn´t make the surprise less amazing. Because no matter how many videos or photos you have watched before coming to this place, its majestic beauty can only be understood by visiting it in person.
We had never seen a cave like this before, never before had reality been so blue. Words are unnecessary once again, pay the entrance fee and immediately forget about the high price of such a short-term activity. Enjoy the few minutes you are inside, sharpen your senses and simply let yourself be carried away in this dream to a surreal world.
Our YouTube Travel Video with Behind the Scenes of this picture:
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"El surrealismo se basa en la creencia en la omnipotencia de los sueños, en el juego no dirigido del pensamiento". André Bretón.
Esperando tras aquella pequeña cavidad se encontraba un sitio diferente. Tumbados en la barca para no golpearnos con las rocas, en las audaces manos de uno de esos barqueros de Capri que han hecho de este rincón de ensueño su lugar de trabajo. No por saber dónde nos dirigíamos la sorpresa fue menos asombrosa. Porque no importa cuántos vídeos o fotografías se hayan visto antes de venir a este lugar, su majestuosa belleza solo puede entenderse si se visita en persona.
Nunca antes habíamos visto una cueva así, nunca antes la realidad había sido tan azul. Sobran una vez más las palabras, paguen la entrada y olvídense inmediatamente del alto precio de una actividad de tan corta duración. Disfruten de los escasos minutos que estén dentro, afinen sus sentidos y simplemente déjense llevar en este sueño a un mundo surreal.
- Pablo Picasso.
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I don't recall when exactly I began to take an interest in the bridges of Yosemite Valley. Still, I have always felt that they would make excellent subjects to capture through photography, provided the lighting conditions were just right. Usually, when my family and I visit Yosemite, we focus on the more popular viewpoints, such as Valley View and Artist's Point. However, on our most recent trip, I had some free time during mid-day, which I spent photographing some of the gorgeous bridges within the park.
Fortunately, the low water levels of the Merced River meant that I had a lot of luck with it acting as a reflection pool in many locations. One spot where the reflections worked exceptionally well with the fall colors was the Pohono Bridge. My main challenge was timing my shots to avoid getting cars in the frame, as this is a busy part of the loop road. In terms of composition, my main goal was to minimize the amount of sky in the shots since the timing meant that the sky would be overexposed mainly due to the wide dynamic range of the scene.
The titmouse is lighter on his feet so he avoids the Juncos staying up in the branches if he can. Juncos chase other Juncos, the Titmouse & also the Nuthatches. Blue Jays are bruisers, much too big for this tree. We've been chasing the Ravens away, they'd carry the entire tree off if we'd let them. Thank goodness there aren't any squirrels. There's certainly a lot of personality bobbing around on this back porch rail.
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To avoid the Bank Holiday crowds I opted to go somewhere quiet and out of the way, this little spot on the upper reaches of the River Nidd was definitely that.
Take the same photo on this location for many years, but it always difficult to avoid the crowd during the holiday season. Finally I decided to make a really early trip (3AM) to the city with the ongoing rain. I was able to catch the perfect moment with the surprise reflection on the ground. Only regret is the Christmas Tree in between the neon sign was not lit due to the early hour of the monring , otherwise it will be a perfect holiday image.
These guys always return to the bay in the winter months.
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
North Slipway Oban Bay - Scotland
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By extension, you may want to avoid food grown or produced in China. No protection of the environment and no regulations of what goes into the food products. I noticed that in addition to garlic imported from China, the local supermarkets in Canada are now carrying ginger from China, at a very low price in very large quantities. It is harder and harder to find locally grown when the market is flooded with the cheap product made in China.
I took this panorama shot during my trip last year near the city of Chongching, an old trading intersection between the routes from Europe to China. The boat was travelling for about an hour along a waterfront looking much like this, in some places one factory beside another.
We started late to avoid the worst of the morning chill, but ended up being the last car in the parking area at the end of the day. Although only 6 km's return distance, with a gain of only 700 m's, it took us 5 and a half hours to complete because we had to break trail for most of it...
'I know you came early to avoid the heat, you Dumb Frog! But that's no reason to wake me up before the sand is hot from the bright sun the way I like it. You really did startle me out of my hammock! and I can't skuttle away very far because my cage is rather small. Lucky you to be able to travel the world. Are you perchance also going out to Komodo to visit my second cousins once removed, those Dragons?'
'Oh! you've already been there... In any case, all this talk has made me less grumpy. Be sure to say 'hi' to my friends, the Monitors of the mangroves on Lombok!'
'But before you go: can you tell my caretakers that I've worried about that sign above my cage calling me in Indonesian: Biawak Goldie. By that name they refer actually to Varanus gouldii, named after the ornithologist John Gould (1804-1881), Darwin's collaborator on Galapagos Finches - actually I wonder what they taste like. So the Bahasa has missed out the 'u'; moreover, 'Goldie' suggests a diminutive not a genitive. But look at me, do I look that small? Anyway, that discussion is moot. Chris van Kalken (see his comment below) has it right: he calls me Varanus panoptes, and probably 'horni'; my heritage, he says, is from New Guinea.
On your way now, Frog!'
PS See Chris van Kalken's comment below, which on good morphological grounds disagrees with the signage in the Zoo... But see for a discussion: www.smuggled.com/iczn1.htm
Incidentally, 'horni' is for Hans-Georg Horn (1935-2019), chemist and herpetologist.
Four bloodlines and a team of scientists began a legacy centuries ago. Powers were unlocked and unleashed upon the world, growing through generations, until they reached a point of no return. Entering the modern age, to avoid catastrophe, the scientists decide it is time for this legacy to become legend. Not to be forgotten, they trap the spirits of each bloodline into a living exhibit of their history. The future now learns from the past, and their mistakes, in this eerie entombed museum.
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Whenever I walk in a London street,
I'm ever so careful to watch my feet;
And I keep in the squares,
And the masses of bears,
Who wait at the corners all ready to eat
The sillies who tread on the lines of the street
Go back to their lairs,
And I say to them, "Bears,
Just look how I'm walking in all the squares!
(A.A Milne)
Burrowing Owl
The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open dry area with low vegetation. They nest and roost in burrows, such as those excavated by prairie dogs. Unlike most owls, burrowing owls are often active during the day, although they tend to avoid the midday heat. Like many other kinds of owls, though, burrowing owls do most of their hunting from dusk until dawn, when they can use their night vision and hearing to their advantage. Living in open grasslands as opposed to forests, the burrowing owl has developed longer legs that enable it to sprint, as well as fly, when hunting.
Burrowing owls have bright eyes; their beaks can be dark yellow or gray depending on the subspecies. They lack ear tufts and have a flattened facial disc. The owls have prominent white eyebrows and a white "chin" patch which they expand and display during certain behaviors, such as a bobbing of the head when agitated.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrowing_owl
From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Burrowing_Owl/overview
it was at about this point we decided to climb straight up the valley's edge instead of carrying on up the Nick. The rocky scree up the Nick looked harder work than just clambering up..
Album fodder.
Generally a comment made in order to avoid picking up ticks and avoiding snakes but sometimes there can be other things lurking in the long grass.
Olifants area
Kruger National Park
Limpopo
South Africa
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Highest position: 191 on Monday, May 27, 2013
Tons of army and other vehicles left rotting and in various states of mossy decay in fields. Apparently part of a private collection but we avoided the owner during the few hours we spent here.
The Lucky 3 UE Eurotour
3 Man crew
My 3rd time and
3 Countries - Luxembourg, France and Belgium
A heap of locations, 1541 KMs driving, a late night rainy steep infiltration to a famous urbex haunt and a day mostly spent driving and walking to some wrong coordinates.
Full set here:
www.flickr.com/photos/timster1973/sets/72157633420917013/...
Previous Eurotours:
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Rush hour traffic starts to build in Cardiff, whilst 153309 whizzes over the top and into Cardiff Queen Street. 2V47 18:15 Coryton to Radyr.
Skin : Mignonne. Alba skin and shape (The Crossroads event)
Lipstick : euphoric. Amara
Head : Catwa. Catya bento
Hair : Magika . Amuse me
Clothes : Addams - Cristina Military Parka Jacket
. . . This Four Point Buck is a newcomer to my feeder, and has so far, avoided any arrows and/or bullets from hunters. I think I should put him in the witness protection program!
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It was hard to resist taking several pictures of this young woman: she seemed so clean-cut, attractive, and well dressed as she stood in the square while chatting on her cell phone.
She then marched back and forth several paces, then went into the entrance to the 72nd Street subway station, came back out again, marched around, continued chattering on her cell phone, and occasionally glanced at me with a puzzled look as I snapped several pictures. A good ten minutes went by until she finally disappeared for good into the subway station, still chattering away on her cell phone...
Note: this photo was published in a Jul 9, 2009 photo titled "How to Ease Your Transition to Google Voice." It was also published in an Aug 1, 2009 XYHDTV blog titled "How Do I Know if She Likes Me?" It was also published in a Jun 11, 2010 Online Dating Finder blog, with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. And it was published in a Jul 21, 2010 blog titled "En busca del look perfecto para ir de rebajas." It was also published in an undated (mid-Oct 2010) "Second Store on the Web" blog titled "A Grеаt Option – Digital TV οח Yουr PC." And it was published in a Nov 1, 2010 blog titled "Get it for free! Put away your credit card – Tips on free online dating." It was also published in a Dec 3, 2010 First Date Conversation blog , with the same title and detailed notes as what I had written here on this Flickr page. And it was published in a Dec 18, 2010 blog titled "Single? Try Online Dating, It Works!"
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in a Jan 3, 2011 PC and Parts blog titled "Q&A: Is there a store online where I can get a powerbutton switch for a gateway essential 500 (pentium 3 500mhz)?" And it was published in a Jan 25, 2010 blog titled "The Best Things in Life are Usually Free – Online Dating and Singles Tips." It was also published in a Jan 27, 2011 blog titled "Help me please where can i work online from my laptop?" And it was published in a Jul 21, 2011 blog titled "Judging Female Sexual Attractiveness Based On The Clothes They Wear."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an Apr 9, 2012 www.my-essential.de/2012/04/09/dude-theres-some-guy-takin..., with the same caption and detailed notes I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Jun 21, 2012 blog titled "6 Little-Known Facts that Could Affect Your Air Miles." And it was published in an undated (early Dec 2012) blog titled "4 Good Reasons to Dress Up Well All The Time."
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a Mar 20, 2013 blog titled "WHAT DO YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHO SAID NO TO BEING A BRIDESMAID."
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This is part of an evolving photo-project, which will probably continue throughout the summer of 2008, and perhaps beyond: a random collection of "interesting" people in a broad stretch of the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- between 72nd Street and 104th Street, especially along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
I don't like to intrude on people's privacy, so I normally use a telephoto lens in order to photograph them while they're still 50-100 feet away from me; but that means I have to continue focusing my attention on the people and activities half a block away, rather than on what's right in front of me.
I've also learned that, in many cases, the opportunities for an interesting picture are very fleeting -- literally a matter of a couple of seconds, before the person(s) in question move on, turn away, or stop doing whatever was interesting. So I've learned to keep the camera switched on (which contradicts my traditional urge to conserve battery power), and not worry so much about zooming in for a perfectly-framed picture ... after all, once the digital image is uploaded to my computer, it's pretty trivial to crop out the parts unrelated to the main subject.
For the most part, I've deliberately avoided photographing bums, drunks, drunks, and crazy people. There are a few of them around, and they would certainly create some dramatic pictures; but they generally don't want to be photographed, and I don't want to feel like I'm taking advantage of them. I'm still looking for opportunities to take some "sympathetic" pictures of such people, which might inspire others to reach out and help them. We'll see how it goes ...
The only other thing I've noticed, thus far, is that while there are lots of interesting people to photograph, there are far, far, far more people who are not so interesting. They're probably fine people, and they might even be more interesting than the ones I've photographed ... but there was just nothing memorable about them.
Geeze! Yesterday evening was hectic! Highway 401, 409 and 427 were all jampacked! Luckily I escaped and found some side roads to take.
This is right under the 427 and boy was it noisy!
Anywho, looks like the rain today (Friday) will drive away all that heat! I'm sure many people are relieved!
Wishing everyone a HAPPY WEEKEND!