Blue-ming marvellous

When you go down to the woods today… look closely. You might find some amazing surprises.

(The photo leaves something to be desired – more care needed!)

P102-5454 Taken at: Kinclaven Bluebell Woods, Perthshire, Scotland.

A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, or cobweb (from the archaic word coppe, meaning "spider" is a device created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

Spider webs have existed for at least 100 million years, as witnessed in a rare find of Early Cretaceous amber from Sussex, southern England. Many spiders build webs specifically to catch insects to eat. However, not all spiders catch their prey in webs, and some do not build webs at all. "Spider web" is typically used to refer to a web that is apparently still in use (i.e. clean), whereas "cobweb" refers to abandoned (i.e. dusty) webs. However, the word "cobweb" is also used by biologists to describe the tangled three-dimensional web of some spiders of the Theridiidae family. While this large family is known as the cobweb spiders, they actually have a huge range of web architectures; other names for this spider family include tangle-web spiders and comb-footed spiders.

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A spider web covered in morning dew. Taken outside our house this morning as I set off for work.

© John Krzesinski, 2009 (Images by John 'K')

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Solstice evening, New York

Overnight the spiders builsd seemingly impossible constructions, with the supporting features several metres apart

Dangling droplets

Suspended from webs – like a pearl pendant.

P107-1779 Taken at: Murray Place, Perth, Scotland

Ponds near Trap Lake. Cameron Pass area.

Spider web sparkles in the morning autumn sun.

Praise the nature gods

Old barn near Kremmling, Colorado. Late day sun after a fishing trip. I didn't fish, I took pictures :)

tokina 100mm f/2.8

Earth (and some Air) for Macro Mondays Four Elements - I was re-potting a plant so this earth has a few roots in it. As the surface was inside the pot it is curved which is my excuse for not getting it all in focus

one of those things .

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This thing was about two feet from top to bottom -- with such a huge web I was afraid to meet its creator. So I stood back a few yards and used the telephoto.

Happy Web Wednesday have a good day folks ;0)

spider and the web

Through my window

I've seen this garden spider before, just hanging around on his web. I wonder how long they live.

it looks like broken window

Fujifilm X-E3 + Fujinon XF 55-200mm F3. 5-4.8

At closest focusing distance. Velvia Film Simulation. SOOC JPEG. No crop.

Really love this lens!

More dewdrop spiderweb fun @ my house this morning.

I've uploaded a large file for pixelpeeping purposes

Also called cross spider, diadem spider, or crowned orb weaver.

In the south of Sweden.

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Like an acrobat dancing in the evening sun...only this is done to survive.

In and around the barn at Quilmet - everywhere is spiders, webs and insects

Web of things

The rising sun illuminates the Manhattan skyline as shot from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Shot with a Sony A6500 and 18-55 lens with 10-stop neutral density filter.