Archive for September 16th, 2012
Orb-Weaving Spiders
Posted by Ed in Home Ec, Photography & Images on 2012-09-16
August was the month for giant orb weaving spiders; a pair of thumb-sized monsters took up residence under the gutter over the patio. One started by anchoring its web to the handrail by the steps:
Web anchor on handrail
While we like and encourage spiders, that anchorage didn’t last long and, yes, I must strip and repaint that railing…
There’s a horizontal web at the corner of the gutter over the back door:
Orb spider at gutter – light
Changing the exposure to favor the spider loses the web strands:
Orb spider at gutter – dark
Cropping that one down around the spider shows they really are the stuff of nightmare:
Orb spider – detail
The other spider prefers a vertical web attached along the gutter and anchored to a patio chair, which means I can get between the house and the web to see the spider’s tummy:
Orb spider – ventral
We leave the lights on in the evening for their benefit…
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