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The spider's lair


The spider's lair
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Copyright: Chris Chafer (sandpiper2) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1906 W: 107 N: 4875] (16757)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Fujifilm Finepix S5000, Fujinon 10X zoom
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/420 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Invertebrates & Fungi of the Sydney region. [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-06-04 1:41
Viewed: 5301
Points: 15
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Probably not the greatest shot I’ve posted, but I found it interesting.
Driving to work on a misty autumn morning, I came across this area with hundreds of spider webs, wet with dew and shimmering in the early morning sunlight.
As you can see the webs were roughly box-shaped, with the top of the web hanging from the tallest grass stem and the bottom of the web turning into a funnel that led to the spider’s hole in the ground.
The whole web was about 30cm square at the base and all were about 2cm off the ground at the base.
I do not know what spider makes such a web, but there were literally hundreds of them in this area of euclaypt woodland.
I examined around fifty webs and not one of them had any prey in them. Seems like an awful lot of work for the spider for no result.
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Interesting post Chris,
A lot of spider effort gone into those webs.
Thanks for posting, have a good weekend

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2636 W: 74 N: 9091] (31094)
  • [2005-06-04 5:46]

Spiders are amazing creatures. These webs from your photos looks like ethereal satellite dishes. What a miracles of nature. Very nice and interesting presentation Chris.

Interesting web formations Chris, I like this set and the multiple webs I see. I think the moisture laden webs have photographed very nicely. Interesting that there were so many together like this..I would've been great if you could have found one to ID..Well done!!

Different, but well presented, Chris.
Excelent work on the composition of compositions. :) :)

Mike

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2150 W: 319 N: 4263] (16942)
  • [2005-06-04 17:19]

Chris, this is very nice and original.

Great composition(s) and sharpness. I like pov too.

A great idea.

Interesting it is Chris. I like to see the webs all covered in dew in the morning. Thanks for sharing.

Hello again Chris!
Wonderful shots and presentation.I liked composition very much.Thanks for sharing.

Spider webs really are amazing... I often wonder about what drives spiders and birds to create such homes. Well captured, Chris. Thanks posting!

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