Jumping Spider staying dry under an open-mesh web
Here are two shots of a little Jumping Spider (Salticidae) staying dry under an open-mesh web in the Oregon woods. The spider is hard to see in the shot on the left which I got while it was raining, but look in the center towards the top. I got the shot on the right on the next day when the rain had stopped. The spider looks quite dry under its webbing, a testament to the power of surface tension. I don't think of these spiders spinning webs, but here it is. This spider is among the needles on a branch of a Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinaceae) sapling in the Oregon woods. After I noticed this one, I found several more doing the same thing. The spider in my [Previous] photo has more deluxe accommodations. Happy Web Webnesday! (Near Susan Creek, North Umpqua River, Oregon, 8 September 2019)
Jumping Spider staying dry under an open-mesh web
Here are two shots of a little Jumping Spider (Salticidae) staying dry under an open-mesh web in the Oregon woods. The spider is hard to see in the shot on the left which I got while it was raining, but look in the center towards the top. I got the shot on the right on the next day when the rain had stopped. The spider looks quite dry under its webbing, a testament to the power of surface tension. I don't think of these spiders spinning webs, but here it is. This spider is among the needles on a branch of a Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinaceae) sapling in the Oregon woods. After I noticed this one, I found several more doing the same thing. The spider in my [Previous] photo has more deluxe accommodations. Happy Web Webnesday! (Near Susan Creek, North Umpqua River, Oregon, 8 September 2019)