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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.
I hate spiders. Like, a whole bunch. I got the creeps just editing this picture. No worries, though.. I made Ethan kill the nasty thing after I took this picture. :)
oh, and please excuse how horribly grainy this picture is....
(ps: sorry if you're one of those bug-loving people who don't believe in killing them or something... I'm 100% for killing creepy crawlies, and this one had to go!)
FYI. In case you are wondering how an image can have so many views and little or no faves, it's because I changed my permission options once. I lost all my faves on 20 shots, and partial faves on a few others. Flickr glitch I guess.
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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Credits and info here : theduderusblog.wixsite.com/mysite/blog/surfing-the-web
I was fascinated by this orb weaver web's unique, dragonfly-shaped stabilimentum. I've read a few explanations for these conspicuous structures found in some orb weaver webs -- that they make the web more visible to birds, so that birds don't accidentally fly through the web and destroy it; that the stabilimentum silk reflects UV light and attracts prey; or that the structure simply helps hide the spider by disguising its outline. In any case, the structure of this one was interesting.
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
I was attracted to the way the light shone on the archway over Pershing Plaza outside Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Shot with a 12-24 Sony lens at 19 mm. There's hardly a line at a 90-degree angle. Looks a little like Salvador Dali on a bad day.
Balancing on a pole for Macro Mondays - Balance - an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady
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.
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!
A pretty little spider that Mary spotted while we were out looking for dragonflies yesterday. As she didn't want to get close - not being a spider fan - I quickly got a shot.
Apparently the Nursery-web Spider likes to sunbathe and typically holds its front two pairs of legs together pointing forwards. During mating the male presents the female with a carefully wrapped insect as a present. The female carries her eggs in a ball shaped, pea-sized sack with her. Just before the babies hatch she builds a silk tent and puts them inside for protection.
A classic spider shot for Flickr Friday 'classic' theme.