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web of the Triangle Web spider, Hyptiotes. lit at night, you can see here how some spider webs reflect blue.
i took this on thanksgiving day...the webs weren't even visible until the sunlight hit them.
anyways, it isn't the greatest photo but i like it, and i needed some color in my photostream :p
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The Nursery web spider is a common spider of grassland and scrub, and is often seen sunbathing among Brambles and Stinging Nettles. The adults are active hunters and do not spin a web to catch food, instead using a quick sprint to capture flies and other insects. The female carries her large, round egg-sac in her fangs. When the young are about to hatch, she builds a silk sheet among the vegetation to act as a tent, sheltering them until they are old enough to leave on their own.
Spiders web at night illuminated by security light.
2 sec exposure at f/2, ISO400, manual focus, on tripod.
Out hunting in Mom's garden for Spider webs again today. This one is "slightly" out of focus but was a very beautifully designed web.
Our Leptospermum “Fantasia” tree was one of the first plants we put into our garden, before we really knew anything about plants. As of July 2020, we stopped planting anything that was a cultivar, instead opting for endemic plants in their original forms (we were advised to do this by the Blue Mountains Bush Backyards scheme). This cultivar produces very pretty pink ruffle-like flowers…which also seem to be devoid of nectar. I have never seen a bird or bee feeding from the plant, and the few that stop by quickly depart. This often happens with cultivars. Our main objective was to plant food for bees and birds, so this has been disappointing, but the tree is well established and we’re loath to remove it.
One native insect species that has had a good time with it, though, is the Tea Tree Web Moth. Its caterpillars build communal abodes on Leptospermums and melaleucas. They are regarded as a pest for gardeners as the caterpillars leave dead branches, stripped of all leaves, as well as unsightly web-nests. We have largely left them alone, though, as the plant does little else for the insects!
A few weeks ago, I spied an assassin bug at the edge of the communal abode of the caterpillars (possibly Pristhesancus plagipennis). This individual has been waiting for prey to get in range, spearing and eating them. I have seen little grub corpses slung over the branches below. It has been there for about 5 weeks now. I think it has found a reliable buffet! [Lower Blue Mountains, NSW]
What does Web 2.0 look like? I did some screenshots of sites considered to be examples of Web 2.0 companies to look for common elements. Hover over to read my notes on each.
What do these sites have in common? If you know of other Web 2.0 sites I should include, please post as a comment.
On October 6th, 2007 Denver Colorado celebrated(?) it's 100th anniversary of the Columbus Day parade. For about 20 years, since the parade was revived by local Italian Americans, American Indians have protested the event. They contend that Christopher Columbus was a slave trader and the catalyst to the genocide of their people.
Italian Americans view this as a day to celebrate their heritage. I saw only a few references to Columbus. Mostly folks in nice cars or on cool motorcycles waving U.S. and Italian flags.
The American Indians want the name changed.
Some states have changed the name of the day to Indigenous Peoples Day but I'm not sure that would work here because the Italian Americans have been having this parade for years.
So this is how it all went down. The protesters showed up at the Denver capital building several hours before the parade. Protesting and drumming, some in traditional American Indian clothing. Amazing workmanship and detail.
In the past, protesters and police had spoken beforehand about "how things would go", trying to keep things peaceful.
Going as far as planning arrests. Not this year.
Interestingly enough the leader of the anti Columbus Day group "Transform Columbus Day Alliance" is Glenn Spagnuolo, that's right Spagnuolo.
When confronted with the permits needed, Glenn stated
"We don't need a permit, because we are on native land."
www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_...
and
"Asking an illegal colonizer for permission to be on land that doesn't belong to them doesn't work for us,"
www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_...
Another group well represented was the American Indian Movement of Colorado. Ex and current Colorado University professors Ward Churchill and Glenn Morris are leaders of this group. Well known Russel Means is also a member, having left the main chapter of AIM.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Movement_of_Colorado
The American Indian Movement of Colorado is not affiliated with the American Indian Movement. View their stance here
aimgrandgovcouncil.blogspot.com/
So they followed their own route, from the capital through downtown Denver, on their way to come head to head with the Italians and their parade. They have always been peaceful and they vowed that today would be the same.
However, they had grown tired of years of words and seeing no actions.
When the protest met the parade, emotions ran deep and blood spilled through the streets. Not real blood however, but fake blood spilled by the protesters along with dismembered dolls. Many protesters sat in the street, stopping the parade from starting. Russell Means and Glenn Morris included. All were arrested. Nobody fought, but they did resist their arrests.
After this initial push by the protesters, the parade went on....a little off schedule. At this point it was lots of yelling and verbal abuse. Protesters yelling at cops and Italians. Italians, including 80 year old ladies and teenage kids, cursing and flipping the bird at protesters. Police officers, staring through mirrored sunglasses with rubber bullet guns, flashing dirty looks at everyone.
After the parade had traveled a few blocks, a group of young American Indians wearing bandannas over their faces made their stand and sat in the middle of the road. About 20 cops jumped on top of them and promptly pulled them apart and arrested them. The protesters didn't fight, but they did use each other as weight, locking their arms together. One of them came up bloody.
After this, the parade continued and the protesters headed back to the capital to spread the word. 83 protesters taken away on police buses by the time the parade was over.
Personally, I have no vested interest here. I'm not American Indian or Italian American. I do believe that what happened to the native people of this land is horrible. If I was Native American, after years of persecution of my people, I would probably be tired of words and lies too. However I don't have anything against Italian Americans either and I doubt their ancestors had more to do with Indian genocide than any of the other European countries that settled in the United States.
I think the city of Denver needs to get off their butts and do something about it. How hard is it to change the name of the parade to Italian Heritage Day or whatever and out of respect to the American Indians, have another day for them. How hard is that? 20 years, really?
I also realize the city is planning for the Democratic National Convention but was the show of force necessary, for a group that has maintained their peaceful approach?
A little overkill if you ask me, but then again this is a post 9/11 world, and everyone could be a terrorist.
www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409698
I couldn't get this guy out of my frame. He just had that look.
Iridescent spider web image
using a Canon Rebel XTI in conjunction with Meade ETX telescope, 90mm lens F.L. 1250mm,
I captured about 15 feet above the ground, 27 feet distant at my home in Fairfax Vermont,
July 5 2012, 5:19pm. Exposure 0.6 seconds ISO 200. Darkened to bring out color only.
This is my first successful test shot for webs, with more shots planned.