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Long Spider Silk
A spider spun the long length of silk above. Actually, it’s all one piece. This is the same strand of silk as the one above. A slight breeze or air movement moves it and changes how much of the silk...
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An Aerial Record
I went out early the day before yesterday to take pictures of spider webs. Music won’t come from this “record,” mainly because it’s a spider web. A light breeze would flatten the web, which then...
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Composition in Green
I was walking around the backyard this morning, looking for spiders and their webs. The composition of the three or four sunlit greens was a pleasant surprise. I didn’t expect to find such an artistic...
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Spider Egg Cases?
I’m not sure if this “line” is for spider of eggs, are spider eggs, or they have spiderlings in each small wooly mass? These were small and tricky to photograph. I’m not really sure what’s in the white...
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Wood and Webs
I never really thought of spiders as artistic until recently. I am interested in spiders and go out early most mornings looking for their webs. I find interesting twig frames. Combine an interesting...
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Looong Spider Silk
The spiders have been busy the last few days. I’m not sure what this plant is. It grows near the edge of my small flower garden in the backyard. The two strands in the picture are spider silk. The...
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Artistic Combination
I walked around our backyard this morning taking pictures of spider webs. I usually look at the pictures in the computer when I come in from photographing the webs. Today I waited. ……… and I...
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Evening Light
The four following pictures were taken a little before sunset. The sun reflected off the “ribbons” of the spider’s silk. It also enhanced the colors, giving them the beginning colors of dusk. The...
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Similar Web Varieties
Spider activities are increasing. This web was easy to see from the computer. Notice the half of another web on the lower, back part of the web. There’s two webs in this picture: one is obvious on the...
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Orb Webs
Spider numbers began increasing in July). Their webs come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The spider is in the center of this web. Another spider spun this orb web, attaching the end points of two...
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Horizontal Webs
Spider webs are usually vertical. Obviously, these two are horizontal. The two strands — orange and other blue — are strands of silk that were let out to hold the web in place. You’ll see a part of...
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A Different Spider Web
This first picture fascinated me because of the green spider. I have no explanation for the webs in the next two pictures. Maybe they were having a “spider’s disagreement.” Or could have been trying to...
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Blowing in the Wind
Conditions were just right (on August 11) for this spiderweb to show from a distance. I moved closer to better show its intricate details. The web’s movement turned the “spokes” into narrow ribbons.
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A Psykadelic Web
A spider spun a psykadelic web in the pine tree in our backyard. The morning light and the changing angles of the web reflected the web’s various colors. Early morning colors created various...
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Spider Silk … in February
It’s warmed up now at the end of January, and I’m seeing increasing number of strands of spider silk. I see the most connecting the tall grasses in the field across the highway. A breeze blows the...
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Returning Bluebirds
The bluebirds moved into my yard recently. They wouldn’t show up if it weren’t for their bright colors. They can be easy to see if they’re perched just right in the sunlight. They do brighten up a...
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Bullseye Spider Web
I got up in the morning and looked out the picture window, and this spider was weaving his web. He had it almost done. He was a talented spider. That came out every morning to recreate his work of...
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